On Feb 1, 2007, at 9:46 PM, Eric Scace K3NA wrote:
> Yep, we tried staggering the butt splices and wrapping the bundle,
> just like you did. Water got between the loose wires of the bundle
> and
> under the tape. And the whole splicing procedure was time-
> consuming and
> tedious.
>
> One could split out each wire separately, butt-splice it, and then
> wrap EACH butt splice separately with the three-layer method. That
> would be even more time consuming.
I used two sets of four-pin trailer connectors. The wires and rotor
cable pass through the bottom of a 4x4x2 inch NEMA box which is
mounted via U-bolt to the tower leg. Inside the box, the wires are
connected with wire nuts. The cables are strain-relieved with wire
ties as they enter the box.
This has been up 5 1/2 years and there have been no problems so far.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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