[TowerTalk] Crank-UP Tower Cables.

[Gary McDuffie, Sr.]

On Sun, 17 Dec 2000 09:08:53 EST, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:

>     Motorcycle chain lubricant is for motorcycle chains and wire rope 
> lubricant is for wire rope applications like crank-up tower cables. I doubt 
> that either of these products say that they are intended for other 
> applications. They are specifically formulated for their intended uses based 
> on many factors and, as always, the LXC Prime Directive is "DO what the 
> manufacturer says".

Being an old motorcyclist/racer, I know what chain lube is like.  The
good stuff has Moly in it.  I'd never put anything as sticky and gooey
as that on my cables.  It will penetrate nicely, as the thread has said
all along, but the goop it leaves will do just what Steve is talking
about.  I have lots of blowing dirt here on the western plains, and my
cable looks slightly dirty even when using Prelube on it.  I wipe and
brush the dirt off the cable that I can reach and on the drum.

Gary

ag0n at arrl dot net
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