Pete,
Being a Belt and suspenders Type... I always have used SS flat washers and
spring washers to assemble the element to boom bracket
U bolts. Have installed a number of F-12 antennas over the years and have
removed Them, Never had a failure in that AREA . The boom to mast plates is
another story.
Wayne W3EA
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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of N4ZR
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Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 9:57 PM
To: TowerTalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Good Fastener Practice
I am in the process of reassembling an old F12 C3E, and noticed that
there were no washers with it. Somewhere I think I recall reading that
when you use split lock washers, for example with U-bolts for attaching
elements to flat aluminum brackets, you should also use flat washers
between the split lock and the bracket. True or false?
73, Pete N4ZR
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