- 1. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole)
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 01:17:51 -0400 (EDT)
- Check the place where your tower base enters the concrete. I found that in one year this Florida rain had rusted the bottom inch of the metal sticking out of the concrete base. I scraped off the rust
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00154.html (7,779 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC)
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 09:15:14 EDT
- I think Frank, W3LPL, now recommends coating the anchor-in-concrete hardware with tar or similar material for that very reason. Hammer-Rite (close spelling I think) is a paint brand. I've tried one o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00159.html (8,395 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: Dick Green" <dick.green@valley.net (Dick Green)
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:05:20 -0400
- My installer mentioned using something called "bolt grout" on the exposed parts of the anchor bolts underneath the base of my crankup tower. I assume this is something like waterproof tile grout. I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00162.html (8,173 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
- Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 10:21:04 -0400
- Somebody -- I think it's ICE -- recommends using a tar-based sealant over tower-to-ground wire connections, etc. to retard any dissimilar metals corrosion. I use roofing cement, since I always seem t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00163.html (8,600 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC)
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:41:36 EDT
- Professional tower installations typically use a non-shrink grout to seal the area between the concrete pad and the tower footing(s). I had a heck of a time finding a good product that I'd used befor
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00169.html (8,561 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC)
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:41:40 EDT
- Really? I hadn't heard that. While you should use an antioxidant in every connection that isn't CadWelded, I've never seen an external ground in a commercial site covered by anything. I don't think t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00170.html (8,159 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: dick@libelle.com (Dick Flanagan)
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 09:05:35 -0800
- I sure hope all this stuff works, because once it's applied, I don't see any way to inspect it. :( 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00173.html (8,383 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1)
- Author: wf3h@enter.net (bob puharic)
- Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 23:16:26 +0000
- Yep and for periodic maintenance, its easy to strip this material off with gasoline (yeah, i KNOW what they say about that...) and inspect the base then reapply... -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contestin
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00230.html (8,165 bytes)
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