[TowerTalk] RADIAL WIRE, Aruba corrosion

[Pat Barthelow]

Mike describes the effects of the severe Aruba ocean atmosphere on an 
aluminum vertical over 2 years.  I wonder if an initial assembly using  
thorough greasing of all joints with Noalox or equiv, and periodic touch ups 
could preserve the connection integrity for a significant period, or whether 
even then,  the attack by the salty air is not significantly slowed.
73, DX, de Pat Barthelow  AA6EG   aa6eg at hotmail.com



>From: "MIKE GREENWAY" <K4PI at peoplepc.com>
>To: "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>, <TOWERTALK at CONTESTING.COM>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RADIAL WIRE
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On the subject of
>aluminum oxidizing , we had a Gap Challenger that was put up new in Aruba
>using the supplied hardware.  In 2 years the aluminum started turning to
>white oxide powder where the screws go through the tubing.  The holes for
>the screws go so big and the area around them got so brittle it had to be
>taken down  73 Mike K4PI