So, the conclusion is (and I hope I'm right) to paint everything outside with
some guaranteed UV resistant paint. Keeping the experience with other materials
in mind we might not trust that either because some enviro-nut managed to
change the composition of that too. It would be nice if we could use wood and
metal everywhere as that seems to keep up regardless of changing times,
Hans - N2JFS
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com>
To: Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net>; towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sat, May 31, 2014 8:01 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] UV resistant wire ties
> ## Instead of white PVC... you could use the grey PVC...available in mist
home depot
> stores. Its usually in the electrical dept. Comes in 10-12 foot
lengths...and is flared
> at one end..so you can join em nose to tail. That stuff is UV resistant.
F12 uses the smaller
Unfortunately, grey PVC is another example of
"mystery material". It seems to be a crap shoot.
Some kinds are UV resistant, other kinds "burn" badly within
a year and seems worse than white PVC. Of course
it all looks the same in the store.
BTW, I've never seen 12 foot lengths of conduit.
Rick N6RK
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