Hi Roger,
And the opposing view from upstate NY.
I have been using stainless steel nylock nuts on stainless steel bolts and
u-bolts for over 20 years. I always use anti-seize. If I have to remove the
nut I heave it and use a new one. I don't want to take a chance of either
galling or losing the properties from the nylon insert. They are fairly
cheap by the bag of a 100 per size. Also, when removing from the larger
bolts I add a dab of anti-seize above the nut to make it easier to remove. A
pneumatic ratchet makes it easy if you have many to remove.
Also I do not use lock washers. Never had a nut loosen.
73,
N2TK, Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger
(K8RI) on TT
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 1:51 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force 12 rebuild
According to the link, you use Nylock nuts. How do you get the nylon to
last?
I've had very bad luck with Nylock nuts. All I've used had lost most of the
nylon within 2 years and were no longer functional. When new they were
great.
I live in Southern Michigan (43'37"N) and a ground elevation of only 630'
MSL so UV isn't normally much of a problem, but lock nuts with short life
are.
We will see very few days above freezing (if any) for at least the next two
months unless we get an above normal winter like 3 years ago.
73
Roger (K8RI)
.
On 1/10/2016 Sunday 11:03 PM, Howard Hoyt wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> All the talk about older Force 12 linear loading vs. Tornado coil
> upgrades inspired me to rebuild a 20-yr old C-4SXL I have had stored
> in pieces for a few years. I took some pictures along the way, and
> you can read about the process here:
>
> https://proaudioeng.com/force-12-c-4sxl-rebuild/
>
> I appreciate all the knowledge I have gained from this group that
> helped me with the project, your comments and abuse are welcomed.
>
> Cheers & 73,
>
> Howie - WA4PSC
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