[TowerTalk] why grease ?

[Wayne Kline]

Hi Skip
 
 Oh yeah the red cloud of smoke covered South Bethlehem was a common site. The Haze from the hill to Hill bridge was a site to behold at times.
 So  you experienced  a problem and  like a  true armature you developed a FIX.
 
 This is  Akin to Rohn dose not have a Zerk fitting means it's  not designed to operate in a lubricated environment. This is a notion I can not subscribed to.
Heck almost all NEW Vehicles  that are manufactured with pivot wear points have no means to lubricate them.. But   All the aftermarket  replacement parts have that capability.
IMHO the fact that a Manufacture dose not include that option ( it's a COST thing ) and 95% of all replacement parts HAVE that ability  thus dis proving the myth if the Manufacture made it that way there designed to operate that way... HummmmmmBugggggg  .
 
 Well I for one am always striving to make thing better, antenns have  a higher  degree of survivability,  rotors increase there  longevity, connectors stay dry and tight   and in the majority of these quests  I have added to  or deviated from the original design to achieve that goal. Now that dose not mean SKIMPING it means to  add to or increase the MIN spec. insert stiffening tubing, use void fill compounds and heat shrink, replace original cad plated hardware with SS hardwear add step start or studder circuits to big load rotors increase if possible the min. standers of guy size or distance from base when planing a tower installation and the list go's on and on. 
 
So a    Rule or the Holey grail  " Factory Catalog"  are a BASE line a "minimum"  specification to adhere to .  
 
 73's Wayne W3EA
 
 
 
    > Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:45:47 -0500> From: k3cc at verizon.net> To: towertalk at contesting.com> Subject: [TowerTalk] why grease ?> > When I first was licensed I lived in Bethlehem, PA, a steel town. I had a > 60 ft tower on top of our warehouse with VHF/UHF antennas. After the first > year I had rotor problems or so I thought. I was the thrust bearing loaded > up with red and black dust from the steel company that had harden.> At first I thought about lubing the bearing but that would only attract more > dust. So I added a CV (constant velocity) boot over top to prevent dust and > water from entering the bearing.> This worked and I never had problems again even after adding a tri band > yagi. It also eliminated the problem with water freezing in the bearing.> My choice was out of necessity and was a fix for a problem. This may have > been a very unique situation due to our location 2 blocks from the Open > Hearth,Blast furnaces and cinder plant.> > de Skip K3CC ex K3ZTJ > > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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