[TowerTalk] Applying Prelube 6 to Tower cable

[Bill Winkis]

For vertical cables...I put  a 3X5" sponge against the cable...the 
bottom of the sponge has home made  tinfoil box basin....place the 
sponge against the cable and spray into it as the cable is 
moving......the sponge captures the overspray and the tin cup 
collects the lube..then I use to sponge to apply till the sponge is 
dry...just hold the sponge against the cable and squeeze 
lightly.....then repeat till you feel you got it coated....

-Bill

At 08:35 PM 11/22/2006, Dr M J DiGirolamo wrote:
>Hi Ed,
>
>    Here is a quick and dirty way to get your PreLube 6 applied.
>
>    With your tower in the leaned over position, just "cup the 
> cable" with a bit
>of aluminum foil around your hand and spray away.  As it drips into your foil
>catcher raise the pool to the cable and capillary action causes it 
>to be sucked
>right up into the cable.  You loose nothing.
>
>    This is how I did mine.  It worked well for me.  Have fun and
>
>Happy Thanksgiving,
>
>Mike DiGirolamo, W4XN
>Charlottesville, VA 22901
>
>
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>   -> . Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:23:22 -0600
>   -> . From: "Ed Laughery" <laughery at bellsouth.net>
>   -> . Subject: [TowerTalk] Applying Prelube 6 to Tower cable
>   -> . To: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
>   -> . Message-ID: <00f901c70e7c$709cb440$0300a8c0 at mandrake>
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>   -> .
>   -> . Hello
>   -> .
>   -> . I have just received my suppy of PreLube 6.  Obviously,
>   -> . I can just go out
>   -> . and start spraying the cable as I move the tower
>   -> . sections but would
>   -> . appreciate all comments regarding your "special" or "not
>   -> . so special"
>   -> . techniques for properly applying.  I read with interest
>   -> . the comments
>   -> . regarding the spray saving appliance (towertalk, a few
>   -> . weeks ago) but wasn't
>   -> . quite sure if the tool was held vertically with the
>   -> . cable running thru it
>   -> . while spraying and raising/lowering the tower.
>   -> .
>   -> . Any and all comments appreciated.
>   -> .
>   -> . Thanks in advance for you time and consideration.
>   -> .
>   -> . Happy Thanksgiving.
>   -> .
>   -> . 73 de Ed AD5JV
>
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