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1. [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Dudley Chapman" <chief@thechief.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:44:26 -0400; I have been following the lightning/grounding threads on this list for quite some time and have read articles and literature from ICE and PolyPhasor. Now I would like to ask some practical questions; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00625.html (11,076 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:26:20 -0400; radially outward to the radials at Sounds good. I'd just mechanically attach and silver solder the leads if you can with real silver solder. But if you want to spend the bucks, go for it. The feedli; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00662.html (11,365 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: K7LXC@aol.com; Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 13:43:58 -0400; Hi, Tom -- A question - why do you use silver solder? Isn't that susceptible to melting when it takes a hit? It's also contrary to the National Electrical Code using mechanical or exothermic bonding; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00713.html (8,034 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 21:40:02 -0400; susceptible to melting when it takes a hit? It's also contrary to the National Electrical Code using mechanical or exothermic bonding It's old habit Steve. I silver soldered at AM broadcast stations; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00715.html (9,013 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>; Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 19:35:55 -0700; What alloy are you using, Tom. Most of the stuff you can buy at home box stores is for plumbing applications (96%Tin, 4% Silver). This stuff has a low melting point and the resistance is fairly high; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00716.html (11,318 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: Sid Ashen-Brenner <sashen@swbell.net>; Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 22:29:29 -0500; Aw come on guys, the guy is silver braising. This requires at the minimum a MAPP gas torch, or better a Oxygen/Acetelene torch .. this is the stuff that the Air Conditioner guys use to "weld" the A/C; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00717.html (12,404 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 01:16:31 -0400; The only silversolder I've ever seen was about as close to brazing as you could get without actually brazing. I did a lot of it over the years, attaching pure silver coils to water blocks. The coils; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00718.html (14,985 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:16:58 -0400; buy at Silver). I've been intending to pull and invoice and look, but welding supply houses sell the correct materials. For small quantities (such as attaching taps on tubing coils for tank circuts); /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00770.html (9,577 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:45:33 -0700; buy at Silver). I've been intending to pull and invoice and look, but welding supply houses sell the correct materials. For small quantities (such as attaching taps on tubing coils for tank circuts); /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00771.html (10,616 bytes)
10. FW: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Dubovsky, George" <George.Dubovsky@andrew.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:51:52 -0400; When Tom says "silver solder" in this context, he means brazing. This is NOT soft solder by any stretch of the imagination. For a quick look at the temperatures involved, go to: http://www.jwharris.c; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00774.html (12,035 bytes)
11. RE: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Kevin Adam" <n9iww2@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:02:50 -0500; I use the 15% solder works great buy it local weld supply shop. Makes good connections have made several j poles with it. N9IWW Kevin Adam 1239 W. Till Road Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825-2145 --Original; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00776.html (13,712 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning protection questions. (score: 1): Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:53:00 -0400; With practice you can fill holes with the stuff. It's just more difficult if you haven't spent time working with it. Smaller tip and OxyAcetylene. Evn the high silver content is as good as or better; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00782.html (9,652 bytes)

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