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Re: [TowerTalk] Add on 3" mast brake?

To: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Add on 3" mast brake?
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:52:45 -0600
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Any possibility that a flexible coupling of sone sort would solve the problem?

Stan, K5GO

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> On Nov 14, 2022, at 1:21 PM, Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> I should add that the brake isn't needed for start-stop braking, the RT21 
> does than well.  It is intended to prevent wind driven oscillations when not 
> being turned.
> 
>> On 11/14/2022 10:24, Charles Morrison wrote:
>> IDEA: Auto/truck disc brake, but instead of hydraulic, make it electric....
>> ramp it closed in parallel to the rotor ramping down.
>> On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 1:18 PM Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net 
>> <mailto: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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