Greetings Fellow Towertalkians Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations regarding the routing of a LMR400 UF coax feed line alongside a 4-conductor rotor control cable, and a control cable fo
Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations regarding the routing of a LMR400 UF coax feed line alongside a 4-conductor rotor control cable, and a control cable for a soon-to-be-completed Stepp
Author: Alan Beagley via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:28:10 -0500
Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations regarding the routing of a LMR400 UF coax feed line alongside a 4-conductor rotor control cable, and a control cable for a soon-to-be-completed Stepp
For various reasons I wouldn't use "UV Proof" (resistant) cable ties, as I've never found any that were, for any length of time ! Here in So. AZ they are particularly short lived, and even in humid N
What brands have you tried? I have had very few failures at my home in sunny Aruba and in North Carolina using Panduit cable ties. You get what you pay for! A couple of years ago I purchased a pack o
Panduit UV cable ties will last for years in the south Florida sun. In critical situations, I wrap them with a couple of turns of 3M Super 88 tape. This is a 10 year+ solution as long as tension does
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:42:36 -0600
I have a "Band-It" tool that puts metal strap around "stuff" and tensions it as you like under easy control. I use stainless steel strap so if I want something to last it will. The tool is not very e
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:48:20 -0600
I responded to some PM's re cost of the tool at $100 or a bit more. If you don't do a lot of banding just buy the strapping and buckles and hand assemble. Use pliers or visegrips to tighten some if d