If you are using wire why not use zinc ground clamps? Tin the copper wire where
it does into the clamp. I have this on each tower leg using a solid #4 copper
tinned wire to my ground field. Sill looks good after 24 years.
73,
N2TK, Tony
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kevin
Stover, AC0H
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:03 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Grounding connection to tower legs
Leave the galvination in place.
I don't think you have to mess with paste or paint of any sort.
I would protect the connection from weather.
On 10/15/2017 10:31 AM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk wrote:
>
> Do not remove the galvanization. Just put some layer of Vaseline or some
> other gunk that wouldn't come off. You can even use paint. Wrap you shim
> around it while the paint is still wet, clamp it with you SS clamp and you
> should be all set.
>
>
> The pressure of the clamp through the thin shim will cause high pressure
> spot-wise. That will penetrate the paint layer and cause the electric
> contact. The contact spots will be surrounded by a, hopefulle, water tight
> layer of gunk, which will reduce the corrosion.
>
>
> I have an aluminum tower myself and aluminum wires for the ground connection
> which reduce the corrosion possibility.
>
>
> Hans - N2JFS
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Blaine <jeff@ac0c.com>
> To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 9:15
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Grounding connection to tower legs
>
> What’s the best way to connect the copper wire/strap to the 55G tower leg?
>
> I’m planning to clean the galvanized leg, wrap the leg with a layer of 0.005”
> SS shim stock and then use a couple of SS hose clamps to hold the wire
> against the tower leg.
>
> Is that the right way to do the attachment?
>
> Should I use any copper paste as well?
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
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