[TowerTalk] TEK screws

[Dave Pomeroy]

Gang,
  when you take out the tek screws to rebuild can you
still get the pieces apart?  


--- K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> 
>       A bunch of people have asked me about TEK
> screws. Here it is again.
> 
>       A TEK screw is a chisel-tipped, self-tapping
> sheet metal screw. TEK is 
> just one manufacturer - there are others. Most any
> hardware store will have 
> them; my country True Value down the street has
> them. 
> 
>      Get the ones with Phillips heads; the
> quarter-inch long ones should be 
> plenty for drilling thru two layers of aluminum
> elements. They install in a 
> couple of seconds with your cordless drill. I
> haven't seen one of those come 
> loose.
> 
>      I'll bet you a nickel that riveted joints
> backed up with a TEK screw 
> installed off-axis (per N4KG) will eliminate
> 'loosening rivet' syndrome. The 
> TEK screw will also provide a redundant electrical
> connection.
> 
> Cheers,   Steve    K7LXC
> Tower Tech
> 
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Dave Pomeroy K8DNP Southwest Michigan

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