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Re: [TowerTalk] UV resistant wire ties

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] UV resistant wire ties
From: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 19:18:49 -0400
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On 5/30/2014 4:55 PM, Jeff DePolo wrote:
Does any one have the brand and product number of a UV resistant wire
tie, proven to last many years ?
Tefzel cable ties.  But be prepared for sticker-shock if you've never bought
Tefzel ties before...    :-)

All the good cable ties like Panduit are expensive.
IIRC Panduit 1/2" X 16 or 18" are over a dollar each.
You want wide cable ties. Wire and narrow ties will eventually cut into the coax if tight. With insulated wire, either make 3 or 4 wraps on each, or put multiple ties side by side.


I'll echo the comments of others - for "regular" black UV-rated ties,
Panduit, 3M, and T&B are good, but even around here (mid-Atlantic), it's
rare that they last more than 10 years.  They do hold up significantly
better/longer if they get a coat of tower paint on them within the first few
years as it cuts down on the UV degradation.

Whatever cable ties Home Depot is selling (green and white label on the bag)
is about the worst there is.  They used to sell T&B "Catamount" series of
cable ties, which is T&B's lower-tier, but they switched to the current junk
brand a few years ago.  T&B "Ty-Wrap" series are the better ones with the
stainless steel locking tab/tine.

Those are ok for computer wiring although about 5 years is it. Course, 5 years is longer than I normally keep a computer build/configuration.


73

Roger (K8RI)


                                --- Jeff WN3A



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