Here's a question for the ME's. Can a worm gear drive winch without a brake
system safely be used on a telescoping tower - which tower does not have a
latching mechanism to support the tower in the extended position?
In other words, can a worm gear drive winch be reverse driven such that the
tower can fall in the absence of a braking mechanism?
I have a TriEx W-51 tower that came from the factory equipped with a worm gear
drive winch. When I received the tower, the winch handle was missing. If I do
not replace the handle, I can likely drive the tower up and down using a 1/2"
low speed rt angle electric drill. If, however, the handle needs to be there
and if said handle needs to be locked in place to prevent self-unspooling of
the cable, then I had best find a handle...
73
Brad, W9FX
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