[TowerTalk] Universal Freestanding Tower

[Chris BONDE]

Out of what metal were the bolts made?  Do we have a metals man around that 
can comment on this?  I always thought that Al and Zinc would sacrifice 
themselves to protect the steel.  Os there a different circuit set up when 
the RF is in the tower?

Just some questions?

Chris opr VE7HCB


At 02:58 PM 2002-02-06 -0600, Bill Steffey wrote:

>Five months ago I took down a 40 foot heights tower. It had been up since 
>the 60s. Larry went SK qrt.  We lowered the kt34 and the 2 meter beams, 
>then we just tilted it over !!!   The Big Aluminum ADVANTAGE!
>While taking out the bolts, they twisted apart. We discovered they were 
>rotten in the middle, disintegrated !   I mention this again after just 
>seeing a similar post.
>So when I got home I checked the bolts in my 50 ft Universal Tower......
>Rotten in the middle also. After 20 years or so, the bolts had rotted just 
>like Larry's had.    Hidden within the tubular section, the rain and crud 
>did it.
>I write this to remind YOU. Check your old hardware.
>bill


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