[TowerTalk] Phillystran with potted ends

[Barry Kutner]

I installed my Phillystran guys during the potted ends era. It really 
wasn't hard to do. It's not a loop, but a free end - you remove the 
jacket from the cable, fan out the individual strands inside the 
"boot." Mix a 2 part epoxy compound, pour it in the open end and 
let it harden. That's it. No confidence problem - mine have been up 
10 years now.
73 Barry

On 24 May 00, Pete Smith wrote:

> 
> I've been offered some Phillystran guy material that sounds like it would
> work fine in the planned reguying of my tower. The only problem is, it's
> portrayed as the type that requires potted ends rather than guy grips.
> 
> What are the implications of this?  I presume this is a process that
> chemically bonds an end loop onto the main guy strand.  Is it hard to do?
> Hard to get a high-confidence attachment?  Or basically no problem, except
> a little more hassle?  Hassle I can handle....
> 
> 73, Pete Smith N4ZR
> n4zr@contesting.com 
> 
> 
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