DX Engineering DXE-RT-4500HD, Manual

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Specifications
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Maximum Torque: Over 4,400 in-lbs. @ 24VDC
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Braking Torque: Over 18,500 in-lbs.
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Vertical Load: 2,000 lbs., maximum
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Rotating Range: Unlimited (limited by the range of installed coaxial cables)
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Rotational Speed: 61 seconds/revolution (360 degrees) @ 24VDC, max.
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Resolution: 0.1 degree, nominal (dependent upon controller)
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Travel Accuracy: 0.1 degree
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Pulse Counter Ratio: 4,814 pulses per revolution (required for third-party controller programming)
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Antenna Mast Clamp: 2 in. OD DXE-RTMC-2 or 3 in. OD DXE-RTMC-3, available with rotator and
separately
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Voltage: 24VDC
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Current: 3.1 Amps, nominal, during rotation
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Control Wire: 4 Cond. Cable, 2 @ 12 AWG (motor) + 2 @ 18 AWG (pulse counter) for controller to
rotator total length up to 400 ft., 4-Cond. Male weatherproof locking shielded connector installed on
rotator pigtail; Female cable-mount mating connector supplied. Extension cables available separately. For
runs over 300 feet, use appropriate size wire for 24 VDC at 3.1 A operation power requirements at the
rotator.
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Weight: 22 lbs. without hardware or mast clamp; 27 lbs. with hardware and 2 in. Mast clamp
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Width: 7.970 in. apex to side; 8.855 in. apex to apex (fits inside Rohn 25G and larger) (not recommended
for Rohn 25G – the rotator can overstress the 25G tower)
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Height, without clamp: 9.205 in. from base to top of mast clamp platform
An Important Note About Rotator Capacity – Antenna Wind Area, expressed in square feet or square
meters, is a specification that applies for tower loading, but it does not properly equate to rotator specifications.
The appropriate specification for rotators is Rotational Torque. Antenna system size, boom and element
lengths, antenna balance, as well as total antenna and mast weight, must all be considered to determine
torque requirements. Total antenna wind area handling of the DX Engineering RT4500HD may be expected
to be greater than 35-40 sq. ft. for very well-balanced antenna systems, while also using the appropriate
torque calculations that account for total antenna system size and weight.