My son's Audi SQ5, had an electrically operated parking brake built in to the
caliper. Might be available in other models. You might check the junk yards,
or even auto parts stores.
Shouldn't be hard to build a bracket for the caliper, or an adapter for the
brake rotor.
You could cut the rotor in half to mount around the mast so you don't have to
lift mast/antenna. Bevel the edge of the cut to ease it thru the caliper
during high speed contest operation.
73, Jim WE4S
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On Nov 14, 2022, 1:18 PM, at 1:18 PM, Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net> wrote:
>My 80m 2L beam is destroying rotators (sm PP and Orion 2800). So far no
>
>problems with the beam.
>
>What is happening is any backlash in the gear train leads to rotational
>
>oscillations from the turbulent high wind at my QTH plateau/ridge and
>results breaking gear teeth off. The 375# antenna and 100ft elements
>provide the momentum/jerk at the stop of movement.
>
>So am looking for designs of a secondary brake I can fit inside Rohn 65
>
>and retrofits to a 3" mast without taking the antenna down and mast out
>
>(big crane work).
>
>Any experiences, products, ideas, designs welcome. My shop is pretty
>much able to make anything in metal.
>
>Grant KZ1W
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