If you oil the cable, won't the oil wash off the first time it rains ?
John G4ZTR
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[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of krishna
kanakasapapathi
Sent: 01 December 2011 22:24
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Which type of cable for a crank-up tower?
For my Aluma tower, the company recommended the 7x19 stainless steel cable.
I have ordered the penetrating oil from champion radio to protect the cable.
Regardless, i plan to replace the cables every 3 or 4 years depending on
the condition.
For a salty air environment, wouldn't stainless steel be better?
73s
krish
w4vku
On 12/1/2011 5:00 PM, Dan Levin wrote:
> Of course, if I knew who made it I would just get the manual and do what
they say. But I don't know who made it, so...
>
> I have an unidentified 65' crank-up tower, believed to be of English
origin. It needs to be recabled. The existing (original) cable appears to
be 5/16", but it might be 8mm or even 7mm (I am not where the tower is, so I
can't measure it exactly). Definitely bigger than 1/4". The tower lives in
a very salty, island climate.
>
> I am trying to figure out what type of cable to use - not which size, but
which material and construction.
>
> The easiest thing to find that seems appropriate is 5/16" 7x19 galvanized
steel.
>
> But, I have read that these towers usually use 6x19 LC (linen core) -
which I can find in plain steel, but not in galvanized.
>
> 1) Is galvanized the way to go in this situation?
>
> 2) Any sense of which construction is most appropriate? I assume 7x19
would be best if I can't find the 6x19 LC.
>
> 3) Anyone have a source of 6x19 LC galvanized 5/16" cable?
>
> ***dan, K6IF
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