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Re: [TowerTalk] HDX 555 Motor Drive BEaring

To: Phil Snyder <n9lah@comcast.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HDX 555 Motor Drive BEaring
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 15:07:08 -0700
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Yet another example of why you should never use
the remote control box to control these units
from a distance.

Rick N6RK


On 7/4/2019 2:08 PM, Phil Snyder wrote:
Hi All

Went out this morning to crank up the tower to see if I could hear any of the EU on 6 meters. as soon as it started up I heard a couple cracking noises. I stopped and tweaked it up and down a little and discovered that the flange bearing on the back side of the multi wrap sheave failed.
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