- 1. [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: DGB <dwibos@netnet.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:20:19 -0500
- I'm in the process of putting up a tower and grounding system for lightning. I purchased a good quantity of copper flashing at a scrap dealer and trimmed down to 1-1/2" straps. After considerable res
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00670.html (7,143 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:30:30 EDT
- After considerable research on the 'net the only clamps I've found for fixing the runs to copper ground rods are the ones made by polyphaser available for around $14 ea. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00671.html (6,644 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: "Dr M J DiGirolamo" <DrD@2020.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:16:27 -0400
- Hello Dwight, The spacing of the ground rods is determined by the length of the rods themselves. Think of each ground rod as developing a sphere around it with a raduis equal to its depth e.g. for a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00672.html (10,239 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: <john@kk9a.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:16:35 -0400
- I've used dozens of the 58R-112S Polyphaser clamps and I don't think that $14 /each is unreasonable when protecting your system from lightning. The tower that I had in Illinois was hit by lightning n
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00674.html (8,373 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: DGB <dwibos@netnet.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:49:18 -0500
- I would guess he criss/crosses the clamps. I think I would drill a couple of rows of small holes to make a slot for the clamps to fit thru and use Penatrox as well. I agree that Polyphaser clamps at
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00675.html (9,493 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: "Doug Rehman" <rehman@surveil.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:07:36 -0400
- (For pictures of what I'm talking about below, see http://www.n4fla.org/Grounding.htm ) I found a copper strap at my local Lowes that is designed to ground 3/8"-1" copper pipe. The strap is 3/4" wide
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00676.html (9,069 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: "Brad Nowak" <bnowak@speakeasy.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:54:21 -0400
- I too found the strapping clamps too large for standard 5/8 in ground rods. I did find that they work perfectly on 3/4 in ground rods usually only available at industrial electric suppliers (only in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00707.html (11,708 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: Alan NV8A <nv8a@att.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:30:22 -0400
- Maybe I have misunderstood how the Polyphaser clamps are intended to be used, but if I pass the copper strip between the bolts and around one side of the nominally 5/8" ground rod (actually approx. 1
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00713.html (8,894 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: "James Chaggaris" <jimc@pwrone.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:42:57 -0500
- Alan: That's how they are suppose to be configured. But I too had problems using the Polyphaser clamps with my 5/8" ground rods. I had to add about 4 or 5 copper strip shims to get a good firm connec
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00714.html (10,000 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper Strapping Clamps (score: 1)
- Author: "John Wagner" <jwagner@dxengineering.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:44:59 -0400
- You got it Alan, PolyPhaser states in their instructions for the clamp: "If using other than PolyPhaser ground rods, copper strap may be cut and used to shim the strap-to-rod clearance" All connecti
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00715.html (9,467 bytes)
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