K7LXC wrote:
> Hmm, kinda mysterious. I recently bought a bunch of used 45G
and one of
>them had a split about a foot long IN THE MIDDLE of a section. It was
so
>straight that I suspect that it's on a seam and the seam weld broke -
why I
>don't know. I don't know where this section was when it was in use.
><snip>
>
> I would splint the leg with a split piece of pipe or angle iron
and
>(like a previous poster said) use a bunch of hoseclamps to secure
everything.
>Have the splint as long as you can and it should be good to go until
you can
>get it replaced.
>
It wasn't clear to me until the second or third reading of this
message, Steve, but
THE SPLIT SECTION MUST BE REPLACED.
Right?
The splint is just a TEMPORARY measure; not a permanent fix.
Right?
I was almost ready to ask where on the tower one would place a
splinted section.
:-)
73,
dale, kg5u
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