[TowerTalk] Wilson MT-61 Rivets

[Alfred Frugoli]

Dick,

Be careful.  Steel rivets will cause a dissimilar metal reaction and corrode
both the aluminum and steel.  I've recently ordered a bunch of aluminum from
TT to repair my F12 C3S that I used steel rivets on at one point when
reassembling some of the sections.  The smaller diameter pieces became so
corroded that they would snap with very slight pressure.  The larger
diameter pieces simply show some severe fatigue and corrosion around the
rivets, but don't usually break (at least not yet).

73 de Al, KE1FO

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On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Richard Zalewski <dick.w7zr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The rivets on my Wilson MT-61 tower keep popping.  Does anyone have a
> source for a really heavy duty rivet of the same size?  Maybe of a
> strong steel instead of aluminum.  Or any other fix for this problem.
>
>
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> Tnx es 73
> Dick W7ZR
> www.w7zr.com
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