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Re: [TowerTalk] turnbuckle safety wires

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] turnbuckle safety wires
From: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 20:04:07 -0400
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On 9/22/2017 19:36 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
At the specified torque values for structural bolts, the fastener is far less likely to loosen. That isn't the static load in a turnbuckle which is exposed to many of the conditions that cause common fasteners to loosen.

You would think so. But guy wires (and turnbuckles) seem to be under a different dynamic situation than nuts and bolts in a motor for example. Vibrations are relatively slow, and tension never nears zero in a system with proper pre-tension. I think.

-Steve K8LX



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