At 9:23 PM -0700 7/1/98, W9SN wrote:
>Just came down from removing my 2 meter 10 element cushcraft yagi.
>The U-bolts broke backing off the nuts. It sure made life at 100
>ft alot tougher than expected. This yagi was bought new less than
>a year ago. The bolts still looks brand new except for being broken.
>Anyone know why this happened so quickly? Bad materials,
>Operator error? Just don't want this to happen to me again on a
>much bigger antenna next time.
Use blue locktite to prevent galling and binding like that. This is
especially true when using all-stainless steel hardware.
There was an excellent article posted here quite recently by Kurt Andress
on this exact subject. I will send you a copy by separate e-mail.
73, Dick
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