I use thimble to thimble connections with no issues, even on Rohn 65g
John KK9A
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Subject: [TowerTalk] Joining Phillystran and EHS
From: "Mark Robinson" <markrob@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:42:45 -0400
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I am getting ready to assemble the top guys on my rohn 45 tower. I intend to
use a short length of 1/4ehs at the top and maybe 27 feet of 1/4 ehs at the
bottom. I will be using a length of Phillystran HTP667001 in the middle. I
will
use the PLP2755 big grip on the philly with a 1/2 inch thimble. I will be
using
a BG2144 big grip on the 1/4 ehs together with a 3/8 thimble. My question is
how to join the ehs and the philly together. Can I just use the two thimbles
looped inside of each other at the joint or do I need a shackle or maybe a
502
insulator between the two big grips.
The shackle would need to be fairly substantial to have a working load near
to
that of the cable at 6000 pounds. How have other people made this
connection?
73 Mark N1UK
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