[TowerTalk] Guys: Phillystran to Steel Transition

[Gene Smar]

Jim:

      Just use a 502/504 insulator and a couple of Biggrips to join the 
Phillystran and steel guy cables.  No need to try to cobble something 
together.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bill rubin" <brubin2010 at gmail.com>
To: "bob finger" <finger at goeaston.net>
Cc: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>; "KC4HW" <jimjohnson at alaweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guys: Phillystran to Steel Transition


> All you need to do us connect the guy grips and tumbles  on one end then 
> the
> other side.  Thumble to Thumble.    Contact texastowers.com for parts.
> 73's Bill
>
> On 10/24/07, bob finger <finger at goeaston.net> wrote:
>>
>> Jim:  Just open the larger thimble a bit and put the smaller thimble
>> inside.  Then use big grips on both Phyllistran and the EHS as usual.
>> Works fine.  If you don't want to do that a single shackle does the
>> job.  I have done both and when I need to get the two together out in
>> the field I use a 1/2 inch shackle.  When I can put them together in the
>> shop where a vise is handy I do the thimble inside thimble trick. Be
>> sure to use galvanized shackles or you will regret it later.   73 bob de
>> w9ge
>>
>> KC4HW wrote:
>>
>> >Been looking for a good way to interconnect the 6700 Phillystran portion
>> and the 1/4 EHS
>> >steel leader portion of guys.
>> >
>> >I have been looking for a double (Or twin) clevis but have not been able
>> to find one that would
>> >accommodate the thimbles.
>> >
>> >So do is suggested to interconnect these guy assemblies?
>> >
>> >Jim/KC4HW
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