Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Wire Cable Clamps

["Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>]

A simple suggestion that makes serving much easier.  Use wire ends 3 to 
6 inches longer than required. when the required turns are wound flat, 
just cut that wire as short as possible and force the tip flat with a 
pair of Channel Locks
No it doesn't make serving easy, but relatively speaking, it make it far 
easier.
73

Roger (K8RI)


On 6/8/2015 1:09 PM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
> You can make a serving tool from a 1" wide X 1/8th" thick, maybe 6" 
> long with a hole large enough to easily pass a single strand, (be sure 
> to remove sharp edges) but it's tedious work and may have a learning 
> curve.  It works well, but for lack of a better term is a royal PITA.
> Serving might take an explanation for many hams <:-))
>
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>
>
> On 6/8/2015 12:36 PM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk wrote:
> > Correct, and the specified Crosby clamps are the forged type,  3/16CCF.
> > More popular for ham use is the  3/16CCM, which is a  malleable clamp 
> > having
> > lower strength and much lower cost. It has been a  very long time 
> > since hot
> > dipped galvanized malleable clamps have been readily  available. We 
> > only have
> > plated ones in stock and only for those that insist; we  do not 
> > recommend
> > their use.
> >   Conceptually one could use more than three clamps to achieve greater
> > strength. I have never seen data for that though. Originally the Rohn
> > recommendation when cable clamps were used involved also serving the 
> > seven guy  wire
> > strands for added strength. This is a really nasty job that few hams 
> > would
> > actually complete. Rohn even sold tool for that; CST which was easily
> > duplicated.
> >   For many years the Big Grip BG2142 and BG2144 have been the 
> > termination
> > product of choice. They install in a fraction of the time needed for 
> > cable
> > clamps and serving the cable ends. The grips are very price 
> > competitive with
> > the  CCF style clamps that were the prior choice.
> >   I saw the note about using Chinese insulators with Big Grips. There 
> > are
> > some insulators available that are way too small to be used with 
> > grips and I
> > can  see that as a problem. The correct insulator is model 502 from 
> > the most
> > popular  insulator manufacturers. There is a different part number for
> > lesser known  manufacturers and I don't know the numbers.
> >   The only way I can see that the proper insulator could damage a Big 
> > Grip is
> >   if it shattered under load or from flying debris in a storm. I 
> > personally
> > have  never seen or heard of that happening. To reiterate: with a proper
> > sized  insulator.
> >   73,
> > Gerald K5GW
> > GM Texas Towers
> >           In a message dated 6/8/2015 10:56:40 A.M. Central Daylight 
> > Time,
> > towertalk@contesting.com writes:
> >
> > >   Does anyone know of a vendor who stocks original  style  heavily
> > galvanised clamps similar or identical to the older  3/16CCM? Based on
> > what I paid
> > in 1980 and on-line inflation  calculators, these should now run a  
> > little
> > over $1.00  apiece.
> >
> > Well, I don't know if there ever sold for a  buck  but the industry
> > standard for years has been Crosby clamps.  Available in lots of  
> > places.
> > Cheers,
> > Steve     K7LXC
> > TOWER TECH
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73

Roger (K8RI)


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