On 4/15/2020 11:02, Steve Maki wrote:
Which it (the safety wire) certainly will NOT do unless it's
installed way differently than is common practice.
Which is EXACTLY why I went to the trouble of using strong cable for the
safety wires.
73,
Scott K9MA
On 04/15/20 11:31 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
For a few dollars, safety wires seem to me to be a good value
insurance, but YMMV for risk taking.
Absolutely. I was only gently correcting the common notion that
turnbuckle safety wires are to keep a tower from falling if the
turnbuckle *breaks*.
Which it (the safety wire) certainly will NOT do unless it's installed
way differently than is common practice.
-Steve K8LX
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