[TowerTalk] locktight

[Thomas Miller]

I had some clamps made for a ham m type rotor.  They were made out of very
hard steel.  The mast did not turn in the rotor however the bolts in the
bottom of the rotor (316 stainless) sheared out.  Needless to say the rotor
wire did not last too long either.  I used 316 stainless threaded rod for
the clamps worked great.

Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner" <wrt at dslextreme.com>
To: <K7LXC at aol.com>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>; <k3bz at arrl.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 8 pin rotor quick disconnects


> On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:36:30 EDT, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
>
> >    Yep, I've put Loctite on M2 Orion mast clamp bolts but that didn't
> >prevent the mast from slipping eventually. That's why I'm convinced that
the
> >aforementioned problem is bolt stretch - something even a gallon of
Loctite won't
> >fix.
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> In the M2 case, I'm picturing the nuts still locked tight on the
> bolts, but the bolts loose because of elongation.  Is that what you
> saw?
>
> --
> 73, Bill W7TI
>
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