In <3.0.1.32.19970505135717.006bce9c@whale.st.usm.edu>, on 05/05/97
at 01:57 PM, "Gary E. Jones" <gary.jones@usm.edu> said:
>One very big difference between the regular section with a top plate and a
>Rohn top section is the weight. The regular section with a top plate feels
>about twice as heavy as a regular top section for Rohn 45. The separate plate
>is heavier than the whole section of Rohn 45 and makes the piece very top
>heavy when it is going up and on.... I don't like mine at all.... I will
>always use combined top sections from now on...
Your estimations of weight are WAY off. From the Rohn catalog:
45G 10' section 70#
45AG2 tapered top section 2 3/8" OD tube 60#
45AG3 tapered top section 2 1/4" OD tube 60#
45AG4 7' top section - flat plate for TB3, TB4 52#
BPL45G top plate with guy lugs, for mounting AB, TB3, TB4 17#
The separate top plate is only 25% the weight of a standard section. The
weight of 45G+BPL45G is 87# ... considerably less than "twice as heavy" as
even the 45AG4.
73,
... Joe Subich, W8IK ex-AD8I
<W8IK@ibm.net>
<jsubich@ibm.net>
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