[TowerTalk] Cable replacement on Tri-Ex LM470

[dan hearn]

Mike, WA5VGI just lost his LM470 tower because one of the pulleys wore
so much that the cable came off the side of the pulley, wedged and
broke. It came down with a crash. You might want to check that. 73, Dan,
N5AR

Mike Wapner wrote:
> 
> I need to replace the lifting cable on my LM470 due to one chaffed section.
> The other 3 cables seem fine.  It is my current understanding that the
> replacement cable should be 3/16" 6x19 IWRC galvanized wire rope.  Can
> anyone confirm that this is the correct cable to use?  McMaster-Carr has a
> large selection of wire rope and my current understanding seems to fit based
> on the definitions provided therein.  However, I can only find 7x19 (w/
> strand core) in a 3/16" size in the catalog.   The 6x19 starts at 1/2" and
> goes up in sizes.  They also offer "lubricated" and "un-lubricated" cables
> without definition of what this means.  Any explanations?
> Does anyone have a better source for this cable than McMaster-Carr?
> Thanks & 73,
> Mike-K6QD
> Santa Barbara
> 
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