[TowerTalk] Any substitute for that Polyphaser clamp Goo?

[Pete Goudreau]

Being in the midst of beginning a project along the lines N3RR 
details on his site, I wandered over to the JetLube site and found 
that they state the following wrt SS-30:

"Where U.L. listing is needed, consult Thomas & Betts for KOPR-
SHIELDŽ"

What this means I'm not sure but making a point of being clear it's 
_not_ UL listed has to mean something to a lawyer somewhere.  I can't 
find KOPR-SHIELD anywhere on the T&B site, anybody know where to find 
it?

I'm curious if there's something explicit in its UL listing that 
applies to safety issues related to clamped conductor current 
handling during single or multistrike lightning surges.

FWIW dept.,
Pete, AD5HD

Bill Hider \(N3RR\) wrote:

> Let me be more specific, since there seems to be confusion with
> another vendor.

> SS-30 is made by Jet Lube. http://www.jetlube.com/ It's the copper
> equivalent of NoAlox. I use it on my copper strap/ground rods.
> Complete installation photos are on my website at the "lightning
> protection" link
> http://users.erols.com/n3rr/lightningprotection/index.htm .
> www.users.erols.com/n3rr or simply, www.erols.com/n3rr

> 73,

> Bill, N3RR

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Hider (N3RR)" <n3rr@erols.com>
> To: "Bill Otten" <res0958z@verizon.net>; <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Any substitute for that Polyphaser clamp 
Goo?

>> It's not made by PolyPhaser.

>> It's Jet Lube SS-30.

>> Take a look at my website: www.erols.com/n3rr, specifically the
>> grounding section. Also, check out the vendor's page too:
>> http://users.erols.com/n3rr/vendors/index.htm

>> 73,

>> Bill, N3RR ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bill Otten" <res0958z@verizon.net>
>> To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:01 AM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Any substitute for that Polyphaser clamp Goo?

>>> I thought I'd read here in the reflector that there is a compound
>>> similar to Penetrox, NoAlox, but made to be used in the ground rod
>>> clamps Polyphaser sells....the ones that sandwich the ground rod 
and
>>> allow the 1.5" copper strap to be connected. This Goo stuff
>>> apparently is made up with copper particles and not aluminum like
>>> the Penetrox and NoAlox compounds. Is Polyphaser the only company
>>> that sells the material? Seems like I'd read that a copper based
>>> silicone material was available at the Home Depots or Lowe's, etc.
>>> Anyone know?

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