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Re: [TowerTalk] Rusty tower

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rusty tower
From: doc <kd4e@verizon.net>
Reply-to: kd4e@verizon.net
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:14:11 -0500
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Keith Dutson wrote:
IMO restoring a rusty 25G is flirting with disaster.  Depending on age and
extent of rusting, you could be risking a lot climbing a tower like this.

Other than minor surface rust the presence of heavier rust could suggest non-visible interior rust that could lead to an unexpected collapse.

Other than a costly fiber optic camera inspection how might one
establish the interior integrity of used and rusty tower sections?

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