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Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn EP instructions: "Stake all nuts"; what

To: Jim Thomson <jim.thom@telus.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn EP instructions: "Stake all nuts"; what
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:31:04 -0700
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On 9/17/2018 10:28 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
  You could also use a nylock nut
instead of the PAL nut.   Or just use a nylock period, then  no need for a PAL 
nut,
2nd nut, or  thread locker.  UST  uses  Nylock nuts galore on their crank up 
towers.
They dont loosen up.   What bothers me on the Rohn and other towers is the use 
of

Jim   VE7RF

I use Nylok's all the time.  But the Rohn supplied bolt is galvanized.
AFAIK, they don't make galvanized Nylok's.  At least, McMaster doesn't
sell them, which is normally a bad sign.

Does anyone have any experience with mating non-galvanized nuts with
galvanized bolts? That's a no no? I thought that they wouldn't fit due to the excess zinc material, but I've never tried it. I suppose
I can also replace the bolt with non-galvanized.

73
Rick N6RK


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