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[TowerTalk] Cable replacement on Tri-Ex LM470

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Cable replacement on Tri-Ex LM470
From: MWapner@Vetronix.com (Mike Wapner)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 18:43:25 -0700
I need to replace the lifting cable on my LM470 due to one chaffed section.
The other 3 cables seem fine.  It is my current understanding that the
replacement cable should be 3/16" 6x19 IWRC galvanized wire rope.  Can
anyone confirm that this is the correct cable to use?  McMaster-Carr has a
large selection of wire rope and my current understanding seems to fit based
on the definitions provided therein.  However, I can only find 7x19 (w/
strand core) in a 3/16" size in the catalog.   The 6x19 starts at 1/2" and
goes up in sizes.  They also offer "lubricated" and "un-lubricated" cables
without definition of what this means.  Any explanations?
Does anyone have a better source for this cable than McMaster-Carr?
Thanks & 73, 
Mike-K6QD
Santa Barbara



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