Silicone seal ... RTV .... the type designed for use in aquariums works best.
73
Don
N8DE
Quoting john@kk9a.com:
What an awesome QTH! I also use stainless steel hardware however I have
seen severe salt spray corrosion to aluminum where the S.S. is in contact.
What do you do to protect the tower system from corrosion?
John KK9A
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Force 12 hardware and aluminum treatment for
corrosion resistance
From: Jim and Hannelore Fisher <jwfisher@alumni.princeton.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:36:46 +0000
I live in a salt-air environment and have replaced just about all U-bolts and
other such hardware with stainless steel. Be sure to coat bolts with an
appropriate compound before installing nuts--if you are not familiar with
this,
ask your SS supplier.
Also, per advice from F12 many years ago, I assembled elements and then
painted
them with XIM400, which has protected them nicely. At some points, I have had
over 50 F12 elements up at the edge of a cliff with saltwater to the horizon
and little fluffy balls of salty foam flying up and over.
73,
Jim, VE1JF
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