Hi Jon,
The brake clanking is music to my ears, it's a great aid in trouble shooting
rotor problems. I recommend
Raising the antenna to 90 or 100 feet to lessen the noise. Sounds to me
like your rotor is performing
"as advertised"
73
Chet N4FX
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim W7RY
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:02 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com; dotravel@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Clanking Tail Twister II
Why do you feel the need to "take it apart"? Does it rotate the antenna?
The brake on a Hy-Gain rotor is very loud. It's a large AC operated solenoid
that pulls the brake wedge away from the braking collar.
73
Jim W7RY
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From: <dotravel@aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:40 PM
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Clanking Tail Twister II
>
> I have a Tail Twister II on top of my wall mounted Tri-EX 33' crank up
> tower with home-brew 8' 5th section and 2' tall base. Because the tower is
> mounted to the wall of the shack I hear every sound from the tower and
> rotor -- just perfect for Halloween! Is this noise normal for the rotor?
>
> One of the most annoying sounds is when the TT-II brake is retracted with
> a big "ker-blamo" clanking noise that resonates through the tower and into
> the wall just over my head. Before I take the rotor apart is there
> anything that the group can suggest to add or replace in the rotor to
> lessen the noise? I'm thinking that originally there may have been some
> cushioned stops in the rotor to prevent the the big metal-on-metal CLANK
> as the brake is retracted?
>
> Do the Yaesu 800/1000 series rotors also make this "clanking" noise?
> Although I'd like to not spend the money for a new rotor are there any
> suggesting for a quiet rotor that is in this load class?
>
>
> Regards, John NA6L
>
>
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