[TowerTalk] What is the advantage to drilling the spreader to attach wires?

[K7GCO@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/16/01 7:35:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, poster@gate.net 
writes:

<< 
 If there is any? Ive seen the way Lighting Bolt attaches the wire
 through small tubes and
 hose clamps. I have seen where using that way lets the spreaders
 sometime get out of
 alignment beacause the tube slides on the wire.
 
 I wonder if drilling like Qubex does will weaken the spreader
 any????????
 What do you think????????
 
 Jack
  >>
It's a very good technique for attaching the wire to the poles  I had heavy 
winds with ice loading with no shift.  The small .062" aluminum welding wire 
did stretch but not shift with a 5 band 2 element quad.  I could see where 
that could happen with a mono bander but not a 3 or 5 bander.  Add insulated 
pig tails around the loop.  That will stop it.  k7gco

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