Suggestion 1: Buy another (12) eye-eye forged tb's with the same thread,
swap one eye for one jaw on all (24) tb's, use (12) of the resulting e-j
tb's and hamfest the other (12).
Suggestion 2: Cut a mild steel plate that will be sandwiched between the
dual equalizer plates; it should be as thick as the sum of the two eq plate
thicknesses. Drill one edge to match the equalizer plates, and put 4 holes
in the other edge for the turnbuckles. That way, the pin of the jaw will
have to pass through only one piece of metal. Paint or hot-dip galvanize.
73,
geo - n4ua
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Cotter [mailto:n4alg@qx.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:11 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Problem: J/J Turnbuckles & Rohn Equalizer Plates
>
>
>
> Folks,
>
> I have a minor problem I'm trying to figure out, and thought one of
> you may have run across a solution or have some suggestions.
>
> I have 12ea 1/2" forged jaw-jaw Rohn turnbuckles that I want to use
> with my 120ft Rohn-45 installation. I will be using 1/4EHS for
> guys, and four position Rohn equalizer plates.
>
> The problem is the interface between the turnbuckle jaw and the two
> parallel equalizer plates. The jaw with its hex-headed pin doesn't
> lay flat between the two plates as would a turnbuckle with an eye.
> If I had eye-jaw or eye-eye turnbuckles, I wouldn't have this
> mismatch.
>
> As a solution, I was thinking that I might find some STRONG forged
> links (ie 3/8" or so) and use them between the EQ-plate bolts and
> the TB jaw. This would place the jaw outside the parallel plates.
>
> Does anyone know a source for strong links (ie 10-20klbs)? Ideas?
>
> 73 bill n4alg
>
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> Bill Cotter, N4ALG E-mail: n4alg@qx.net
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> ARRL ARCI #9878 QRPl #1646 QCWA #29393 FISTS #4535
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>
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> Bill Cotter, N4ALG E-mail: n4alg@qx.net
> 173 Carolyn Lane Home: (859) 887-5563
> Nicholasville, KY 40356-9340 Work: (859) 323-6474
>
> ARRL ARCI #9878 QRPl #1646 QCWA #29393 FISTS #4535
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