I have a "Band-It" tool that puts metal strap around "stuff" and
tensions it as you like under easy control. I use stainless steel strap
so if I want something to last it will. The tool is not very expensive
and the strap material isn't too bad either considering what it does for
you. The strap I use is about 1/2 inch wide so it doesn't dig down into
the coax jacket at moderate clamping forces. You don't need to put it on
very tight to get good results.
Want to get better results and virtually unlimited life in harsh
conditions? Bandit. You don't casually yank a cable and break a strap.
The straps are easily removed even after years in a harsh environment.
The straps can be reused after a fashion, i.e. longer pieces can be
reused as shorter pieces for the economy minded among us. Did I mention
my Scottish ancestry? Ulster Scots actually. Frugal, lad, frugal.
Patrick NJ5G
On 12/24/2014 9:37 AM, Mickey Baker wrote:
Panduit UV cable ties will last for years in the south Florida sun. In
critical situations, I wrap them with a couple of turns of 3M Super 88
tape. This is a 10 year+ solution as long as tension doesn't overstress the
TieWrap.
I know a few places where big industrial Ty wraps held telephone cable to
the supporting strand for 10 years - but it wasn't engineered that way. It
was a short term repair that wasn't noted for rehabilitation.
On Wednesday, December 24, 2014, john@kk9a.com <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
What brands have you tried? I have had very few failures at my home in
sunny Aruba and in North Carolina using Panduit cable ties. You get what
you pay for! A couple of years ago I purchased a pack of cable ties at
Home Depot for a temporary antenna and many of those ties broke in my hand
while pulling them tight. The ones that stayed on started falling off a
short time later.
John KK9A
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com <javascript:;>>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Running feed line and rotor cable together?
From: Chuck Smallhouse <w7cs@theriver.com <javascript:;>>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:24:57 -0700
For various reasons I wouldn't use "UV Proof" (resistant) cable ties, as
I've never found any that were, for any length of time !
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