On 12/26/13 11:39 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
Any thoughts on insulating a tower? I have some Rohn 25 that I want to
use to make a home brew version of a Hy-Gain Hy-Tower multi-band
vertical. I am considering two approaches:
1. Buy a plastic cutting board to cut up for material to home brew
insulators to be electrically between the tilt base and the tower
proper. (I have a friend with MS Mech Eng and 35 years hands on
experience who will, if asked, consult on this or help me design it.)
2. Pay the $ and buy 3 insulators from Hy-Gain as replacement parts for
a HY-Gain Hy-Tower antenna.
Any thoughts on item 1 or other ideas to git 'er done.
Cutting board (HDPE) is a great insulator. You're probably not looking
at more than 10 kV, so almost any thickness will work, as long as the
surface creepage path is long enough.
HDPE is NOT a great structural material, though. You could use
fiberglass bolts to clamp HDPE in between layers.
You can also buy fiberglass tubing (Extren is one brand): McMaster-Carr
has a lot of it in various shapes and sizes. Again, creepage path is
your primary thing to worry about, breakdown-wise.
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