Topband: Need Ideas For "Fusing" Beverages From Falling Trees

[Glenn kd0q]

Hi Randy,

I have the same situation here and I use 20 GA solid hookup wire for the
"fuse" with about 10 turns wrapped around itself at the insulators.
Sometimes the wire breaks, sometimes it comes unwrapped.  I use butt splice
crimp connectors on the WD-1A at the "fuse" as they are quick and easy to
replace.  One size smaller wire might be good too but I haven't had to
splice the WD-1A yet.  We had a derecho here last August that basically
flattened my timber.  The WD-1A is still good but buried under countless
blown down trees.

73, Glenn KD0Q


On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 5:54 AM Randy via Topband <topband at contesting.com>
wrote:

>
> I have several 600 foot beverages made of WD-1A mil wire that run through
> heavy woods.  They can handle the random falling branch but when a large
> tree falls over them they break.  The wire is held in place with electric
> fence plastic insulators that are nailed to trees every 100 feet. I would
> like to add a smaller diameter wire to each insulator to act as a "fuse"
> when a tree falls across them.  I am looking for ideas as to the best way
> to do this.  Maybe a number 26 wire?  The wire size has to be heavy enough
> to support the wire in normal use but weak enough to break when hit by a
> tree. Suggestions? 73 Randy W9ZR
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