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[TowerTalk] Cable replacement on Tri-Ex LM470

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Cable replacement on Tri-Ex LM470
From: satcom@lava.net (Stuart Browne)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:29:30 -1000
I lube my LM470 about once a month with something called "corrosion block". I 
get
all of the pulleys and cables really wet.

Aloha,
Stu WH6H

dan hearn wrote:

> Mike, WA5VGI just lost his LM470 tower because one of the pulleys wore
> so much that the cable came off the side of the pulley, wedged and
> broke. It came down with a crash. You might want to check that. 73, Dan,
> N5AR
>
> Mike Wapner wrote:
> >
> > I need to replace the lifting cable on my LM470 due to one chaffed section.
> > The other 3 cables seem fine.  It is my current understanding that the
> > replacement cable should be 3/16" 6x19 IWRC galvanized wire rope.  Can
> > anyone confirm that this is the correct cable to use?  McMaster-Carr has a
> > large selection of wire rope and my current understanding seems to fit based
> > on the definitions provided therein.  However, I can only find 7x19 (w/
> > strand core) in a 3/16" size in the catalog.   The 6x19 starts at 1/2" and
> > goes up in sizes.  They also offer "lubricated" and "un-lubricated" cables
> > without definition of what this means.  Any explanations?
> > Does anyone have a better source for this cable than McMaster-Carr?
> > Thanks & 73,
> > Mike-K6QD
> > Santa Barbara
> >
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