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Subject: [TowerTalk] Hy-Gain T2X Mechanical Failure From: Mike
<> Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 16:07:42 -0500 List-post: <>  What
could cause a gear shaft in a T2X to fail - shear off? The
symptoms of the problem were: The T2X, used to turn an EF240X
and 4 element SteppIR, was removed yesterday after it started to
slow down in turning in the CCW direction. It turned at a faster
rate in the CW direction, but when it's motor stopped a loud
metalic noise was heard prior to the brake set sound. The
problem was one of the gear shafts had sheared off. All the
gears are okay and no other mechanical damage could be seen. A
spare T2X was installed and operates okay.  The gear shaft
sheared off inside of the base casting. No telling how long the
gear shaft was in the sheared condition before it worked out of
the base casting. (A part of the gear shaft could be seen inside
the base casting - so the gear shaft didn't completely come out
of the casting.)  The T2X wa