You'll likely be fine with the sleeved sections, but to prevent stainless
steel hardware galling, put Permatex on all the threads of all the bolts
where they mate with nuts. Don't forget hose clamps!
73,
Mickey Baker N4MB
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 7:49 PM, Gavin J. Roberts <robertsmg@aol.com> wrote:
> Hello, all:
>
>
> I spent a good part of this last weekend assembling a Mosley 4 element
> beam from new. Mosley supplies a small quantity of Penetrox with the
> antenna and encourages its liberal application during assembly. I
> exhausted the limited amount supplied and wanted to finish putting things
> together, so I headed for the local hardware store which carried an
> anti-seize compound called Permatex. As far as I know, this compound does
> not contain any particles to promote conductivity between the joints, but
> rather is more of a petroleum jelly based lubricant. Realizing this fact
> after finishing assembly, I ordered some additional Penetrox this morning
> from DX Engineering (they carry both Penetrox as well as Permatex). When I
> asked their technical support staff whether it would be wise to re-do the"
> Permatex-ed" joints with Penetrox before raising the beam, he seemed to
> feel that it would not be worth the trouble to substitute a more conductive
> material for the less conductive one. His r
> easoning was that enough bare aluminum-to-aluminum surface area would
> remain that the use of the Permatex was very unlikely to negatively effect
> antenna performance. Anyone have an opinion on this? Should I re-do the
> joints in question while the antenna is still on the ground? Or would this
> be a needless exercise at this point?
>
>
> Thanks and 73 de
>
>
> Gavin W9YE
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