To: | Julio Peralta <jperalta4@verizon.net>, Tower Talk <TowerTalk@contesting.com> |
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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor Cable |
From: | Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net> |
Date: | Mon, 26 Sep 2016 09:13:23 -0700 |
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My "small" PP from Kurt is 280' from his GH to PP. I use #10 low
voltage lighting wire (direct burial and uv resistant) with a second
pair paralleled as the ground conductor. The many fine gauge stranded
wires make it super flexible in comparison to 10/3 UF. I use a 22ga
separate pair for the sensor. All work fine turning a 2L 350# 80m
beam. This is on a guyed tower. On my crank ups, I tape the many
coax+wires together about every 30" and they feed thru KF7P loop
standoffs, up 4 years, no problems. Be sure to use Scotch 33+ tape, no
knockoff junk. I flake the cable bundle into a 8' across figure eight
when lowering the tower. This insures a large bend radius and no twist.
ebay has this wire (Carol brand ++) and big box stores also, but be sure it is pure copper strands not copper plated aluminum. Grant KZ1W http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-2-Low-Voltage-Outdoor-Landscape-Lighting-Wire-Cable-500ft-UV-rated-DB-10awg-/150747457706?hash=item23193fa8aa:m:mr3HyII5iUGAr7vrCsUfOvw On 9/25/2016 5:04 AM, Julio Peralta wrote: I'm getting ready to put up a Prop Pitch Rotor one of K7NV's creations and I'm having trouble locating the cable needed to complete the job.K7NV recommended the Wireman 305 cable which is 8 conductor 2X 12Ga. and 6X 16Ga. The Wireman is out of stock and doesn't expect to get a new shipment until sometime after the middle of October.Does anyone know where a similar cable is available? I've looked around the internet and wasn't able to find anything close to the 305.I need 260 feet.I know there are other options like running Romex for the power and something else for the sense wiring, but since I have a crank up tower I would like to have all the wire stranded and in one jacket.Julio, W4HY_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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