Please tell me what this #2-#4 wire is going to do that the Faraday
shield effect of the tower legs around the rotor is not going to do? Or
the metal of the rotor bell-housing itself? That pot is buried several
layers deep, covered with metal. Does a #2-#4 wire have some priority
for lightning? I really need to know, as I have been extremely lucky to
escape any rotor damage, even with several lightning direct hits to my
tower.
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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On 5/21/2011 2:00 PM, towertalk-request@contesting.com wrote:
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:58:30 -0400
> From: "Gary Schafer"<garyschafer@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Question
> To: "'K. Alan Robbins'"<lnmoose@chartermi.net>,
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Message-ID:<30AFC9A2F47C4C3E990DAA8B668AB726@garyPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> You may have had lightning take out the pot. Place a heavy #2-#4 jumper from
> the top of the rotor to the bottom.
>
> 73
> Gary K4FMX
>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>> > bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of K. Alan Robbins
>> > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 3:08 PM
>> > To:towertalk@contesting.com
>> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotator Question
>> >
>> > To everyone who responded off-list with gracious help, copies of owner's
>> > manuals, etc. Thank you very much.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It seems I am the victim of bad luck with this rotator, and/or I need
>> > lots
>> > of exercise climbing up and down the tower this year.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 73 de W8VCK
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