In a message dated 5/3/2010 12:01:23 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> This is the answer I got from UST when I asked about lube on the cables
on a TX-455 that I bought used.
We actually don't recommend putting anything on the cables at all. It can
make them slip from the pulley's on the tower.
Ha ha - that's a good one. They SHOULD recommend cable lubricant as
per the wire rope manufacturers but obviously don't. I don't know of ANY
cable slipping off of a pulley. Anybody ever heard of this during ham
operation?
> We recommend changing the cable's every 3-4 years depending on the area
you live in.
Sure - "weasel clause".
> You can use bee's wax on the tower to help the tower extend and retract
cleaner.
All you have to do is extend the tower completely and then climb up it
and grease/wax the legs which IMO is unnecessary. The wear on the legs is
pretty small and will not cause catastrophic tower failure, which cable
failure will. I wouldn't worry about the legs but I strongly recommend
periodic cable lubrication.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for hams
US Tower factory authorized installer
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