I have several F12 antennas in the air. All U-bolts were spray painted with
silver color Rustoleum and allowed to dry completely before being installed.
None of these has rusted over the years here in the Texas humidity near
Houston.
I would replace the insulators. IMO, it makes it a lot easier to re-install
the elements. I taped mine with Scotch 88 before bolting to the boom plate.
73, Keith NM5G
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Thorne
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 3:01 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force 12 Hardware Question
Jerry,
I had a C3 up for 10 years and while the ubolts were a bit rusty, they came
apart just fine with a little WD-40. I do live in a dry climate which has
something to do with it I'm sure.
cycle-24.com carries galvanized ubolts.
Rich - N5ZC
On 9/9/2013 2:52 PM, Gerard Jendraszkiewicz wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> My Force 12 5BA is currently down to replace a broken truss wire. I
> also plan to replace the boom to mast plate. The one I had was a the
> older 'small' style.
>
> Now this brings me to the question.
>
> The U-Bolts that hold the elements to boom appear quite rusty,
> although it appears to be just surface rust. The nuts all look to be
> in good shape. Is there any thoughts to replacing the u-bolts ? The
> replacements I have obtained from Force 12 are the same Zinc plated
> type that were OEM on the antenna.
>
> I also have new insulators, but again the old insulators look just
> fine, they are a bit weathered but seem to be in good shape. Replace
> or not to replace ?
>
> The antenna has been up for about 10 years and is a very good
> performer. Any thoughts ? I think all the old u-bolts would have to be
> cut off for replacement.
>
> Comments ?
>
> Thanks
> Jerry, KE9I
>
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