Hi Roger,
I can tell you from personal experience that you can get Big Grips from PLP
for 3/16" and 1/4" EHS. Maybe they are not available in Brazil and it
sounds like you PLP rep does not have all the information.
The 3/16" Big Grip is called a BG-2142 and the 1/4" Big Grip is called a
BG-2144.
Stan
w7ni@easystreet.com
PS I would not hesitate to use Utility Grips GDE-1102 for 3/16" EHS to guy
a tower . . . but that is just my opinion . . .
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger" <rmurad@superig.com.br>
To: "towerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:40 AM
Subject: [Towertalk] Big Grip or Guy-Grip?
> I contacted PLP branch here in Brazil. The sales representative told me
> that "Big Grips" are only available for EHS cable diameters equal or
> greater than 1/2". They simply do not produce smaller Big Grips. This can
> be confirmed at http://www.preformed.com/comm/pdfs/17_2.pdf
>
> For smaller diameters he said that their product is the "Guy Grip". So, as
> my guying cable is 3/16" EHS, 6 X 7, the recommended product is "Guy Grip"
> GDE-1102... But this one must not be used for guying towers... (from PLP
> web site: "Big-Grip Dead-end is recommended for guying metal towers and
> antennas")
> http://www.preformed.com/comm/pdfs/17_1.pdf
>
> The tower to be guyed is a 20 meters high tower, with a XM-240 and a A4WS
> on top. If I follow the manufacturer guidelines, I'll have to throw away
my
> brand new 590 feet spool of 3/16" EHS and buy 1/2" EHS (and corresponding
> Big Grips)!! Of course, I won't do this, no way. This does not make any
> sense. I can't believe that PLP thinks that ALL towers in the world will
> use at least 1/2" cable... of course they know about radio amateur
stations
> and that most use 3/16". There must be an explanation.
>
> To make things even more confuse, Rohn catalog shows Big Grips BG2142 for
> 3/16" wire rope:
> http://www.rohnnet.com/rohnnet2001/catalog/pdfs/Hardware/HA-8.pdf
> Perhaps this Big Grip is from another manufacturer, not PLP.
>
> Trying to get correct info on grips is not that easy.
>
> 73 Roger - PY1OL
>
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