Hi Steve, the only issue in using the saddle is that it uses up some of the
Ubolt leg length. If the material being fastened to the tower rung is thin
enough, there is no issue. Metal utility boxes are certainly thin enough
and using the saddle will beef up the connection.
73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 11/6/2011 8:26:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,
lists@oakcom.org writes:
And the saddle from a cable clamp works well as a....saddle - how about
that! Why separate it from the u-bolt? It turns out that the imported
Chinese cable clamps, while larger than needed for this application, are
cost effective and very nice for mounting applications.
-Steve K8LX
On 11/6/2011 7:46 PM, TexasRF@aol.com wrote:
> You can salvage pretty hefty Ubolts from cable clamps. The U bolt part
of a
> clamp is quite a bit larger than the cable size it is made for so you
have
> to measure the space between legs to find the desired size.
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