Just a caution if your approach is "In many jurisdictions, a homeowner can
do work on their own home without requiring a license, although it will need
to be inspected."
I did that once. And guess what - the cost to get the work inspected was
exactly the same as the cost to have the electrician do the job. So, I
suggest you check this in advance in your area.
73... Bill K3WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
To: <paul@w8aef.com>; "Doug Rehman" <rehman@surveil.com>;
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Obstruction Lighting
> At 10:22 AM 7/5/2005, paul@w8aef.com wrote:
>>I am under the impression that if you run 110 vac to and up the tower the
>>work has to be done by a licensed electrician.
>
> Depends on your jurisdiction. In many jurisdictions, a homeowner can do
> work on their own home without requiring a license, although it will need
> to be inspected. You may or may not need a permit.
>
> Also, sometimes, the regulation is written along the lines of "wiring must
> be done in accordance with applicable standards and by qualified
> persons". Qualified leaves a lot of wiggle room. If you're a licensed
> ham, that presumes you have at least a nodding acquaintance with Ohm's
> law,
> etc., and may well be as qualified as anyone else.
>
> For instance, many commercial factories and the like have on-site
> maintenance staff who do the wiring, and they're not necessarily licensed.
>
>
> There's a difference between licensure in the contracting sense, and
> certification or licensure in the personal qualifications sense. A
> contractor may have a contractor's license, but, in California at least,
> that's primarily to assure that they know the laws, can meet financial
> responsibility rules, have a defined presence for service of legal
> process,
> etc., and says nothing about competence for the job at hand.
>
> California's laws are changing, by the way, so come 1 Jan 2006, things
> WILL
> change a bit due to AB1087, signed back in 2002.
>
>
>>Of course if you installation does not have to be inspected.......
>>
>>de Paul, W8AEF
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Doug Rehman" <rehman@surveil.com>
>>To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 4:06 PM
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Obstruction Lighting
>>
>>
>> > Due to my proximity to a small airport, the FAA is requiring
>> > obstruction
>> > lighting (L-810 light or lights) on my tower; painting is not required
>> > though. The tower will be a Tri-Ex LM-354HDSP 54' crank-up with 15' of
>> > mast
>> > out the top.
>> >
>> > My first decision is where to mount the light(s). I was planning on a
>> > VHF/UHF vertical on the top of the mast. If I do this, then I'm going
>> > to
>> > need two lights since the light couldn't sit on the top of the mast. To
>> > cut
>> > the lighting cost in half, I will probably make a sidearm for the
>> > VHF/UHF
>> > vertical to mount on pointed downward, thus allowing the light to sit
>> > on
>> > the
>> > top of the mast.
>> >
>> > The next decision isn't quite as easy to make. I can use a standard 110
>> > VAC
>> > light that costs about $120 or a 12 VDC light that costs $223 (Dialight
>> > model 860-1R03-001 from www.unimar.com). Either option only requires a
>> > couple of amps.
>> >
>> > I will have mast mounted preamps for 6m, 2m, and 70cm mounted at the
>> > top
>> > of
>> > the tower, so I need 12 VDC there anyway. I could run 110 VAC to a NEMA
>> > box
>> > with a 12 VDC power supply in it to feed the preamps and use the 110
>> > VAC
>> > to
>> > feed a standard L-810 light. A heavy outdoor extension cord, or
>> > stranded
>> > THHN, encased in flexible conduit would be used to run the 110 VAC to
>> > the
>> > top. The tower will already have 110 VAC at the base to run the winch.
>> > Alternatively, I could use the more expensive 12 VDC L-810 light and
>> > just
>> > run 12 VDC to the tower top for everything; running the preamps and
>> > light
>> > from a trickle charged battery would provide for emergency power.
>> >
>> > I'm leaning strongly towards the last choice (all 12 VDC on the tower),
>> > but
>> > looking for input from the collective wisdom and experience of the
>> > group
>> > before committing.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Doug
>> > K4DDR
>> >
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