That's correct. Those two can be ganged with the two number 14s, but it
probably won't be necessary if the cap is moved.
Out in KH6 I had a 500 foot run to my 4 el 40 at 150. With the trades
constantly blowing voltage drop would be an issue. My solution was to run two
runs of 14-2 house wiring to the tower...for a total of six wires. This
was possible since I mounted the cap at the base of the tower. Wiring costs
were just a fraction of what I would have paid for 8 conductor wire with
two 14 wires. My total cost was around $100 for a 1000 foot roll of 14-2
house wiring. The cost for 500 ft of 8 conductor with two number 14 wires
would have been in excess of $500.
Another way to go would be to just run some cheap 3 conductor along with
the 14-2 house wiring.
As hams know...cheap is good!
Bill KH7XS/K4XS
In a message dated 11/21/2011 4:05:25 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
TexasRF@aol.com writes:
Hello all, correct me if I am wrong but doesn't moving the capacitor to
the rotator free up a couple of conductors that can be repurposed to lower the
voltage drop to the motor?
73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 11/21/2011 9:59:45 A.M. Central Standard Time,
Cqtestk4xs@aol.com writes:
Two ways to go...
Put the starting cap at the rotor , or put the starting cap at the
junction box below. I simply removed the cap from the control box and
mounted it
at the base of the tower...worked fine.
Bill KH7XS/K4XS
In a message dated 11/21/2011 3:56:21 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
n5dg@airmail.net writes:
I'm using a tail twister rotor 350 ft form the control box turning a
2 el quad, This problem reoccurs each winner when the wind blows
..Well in fact any time the wind blows .. With the wind 20 mph or
more the rotor stalls , I did use # 14 wire on the motor leads and I
have a junction box at the base of the tower were I change to regular
rotor cable going up the tower .
Heres my Question, can I put a Start or Run Capacitor in my junction
box and still leave the capacitor in the control box ? would this
help? Another thought was , could I replace the transformer in the
control box to a little higher voltage ?
Thanks Ed
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