I hear that Joe. Like building codes, which set the minimum acceptable
construction standards, I think these safety features should "not" be
optional. The lack of them causes to many incidents which end up being
costly in repairs or worse, harm to the tower operator. At the very
least the cable tag idea is a low cost solution that manufacturers
should be encouraged to provide. The additional cost of applying a band
of red liquid rubber or plastic paint to the cable is nominal.
73,
dave
wa3gin
Joe wrote:
Very true, if you have an unlimited budget. There are those of us
unable to afford every option on every system we purchase. I'm
content being able to have a tower, and happy with the fact that it
works as advertised. In short, some folks need to spend their pennies
frugally. Point made?
At 09:49 AM 7/7/2004, david jordan wrote:
IC...well, money well spent indeed. I guess this is another lesson
in penny wise pound foolish choices.
73,
dave
wa3gin
Joe wrote:
All those features are available currently through US Towers. Just
costs money......
73,
Joe
WDØM
At 09:02 AM 7/7/2004, david jordan wrote:
The Triex tower line has an electric safety switch that prevents
extending the tower past the recommended height. It also has a
postivie pull-down cable which can be configured to act as a
back-up fail safe to the switch but this would be a last resort
that could lead to component failure of the pull-down system. The
electric winch power cut-off feature goes a long way to help
prevent operator errors. Perhaps folks should let US TOWERS in on
the secret!
enjoy,
dave
wa3gin
Happy Owner of a CT-100
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