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Subject: [TowerTalk] Spring Tower Inspection & Maintenance! -Rep
From: k0rc@pclink.com (Robert Chudek)
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 02:58:49 +0000
Rohn drawing B-690712 states "Space cable clamps or fist grips
6 X cable diameter apart (U-bolt shall bear on dead end)".  This
particular illustration appears to be drawn to approximate scale,
where the thimble to first cable clamp is very close.

Other illustrations (e.g. Drawing B-680324 Turnbuckle Safety
Methods) show a very large spacing of the thimble to first cable
clamp, in the order of half a turnbuckle spacing.

I would speculate the illustrator took artistic freedom when the
turnbuckle drawing was created and does NOT show the proper clamping
procedure.

73 de Bob - K0RC

At 02:41 AM 4/1/97 +0000, you wrote:
>> I've never seen a spec for the distance to the first Crosby Clip,
>> but -- obviously -- 12 inches was much too not close enough! 
>
>Frank, I'm too lazy too look it up right now, but I know there is a 
>spec for 3 x diameter for spacing between Crosby clips; isn't there 
>something in that area about the first space, or the total length of 
>the assembly (from which the first space could be derived)?
>
>Thanks for sharing your plight of having ALL of those towers to 
>check!
>
>73, Rod N4SI
>    The DXer formerly known as N9AKE
>         (c) 5 November, 1996
>
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