[TowerTalk] Source for Stainless Steel Thimbles

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/9/2008 9:03:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I have a LM-470D tower that was restrung with Stainless  Steel cable ( 1 
size
larger than what
the stock galvanized cable was )  but the guy did not replace the thimbles
and they are
pretty rusty and  am thinking I should replace them before putting tower back
into  operation


    Hmm. I've got a couple of concerns. First, what  did the manufacturer say 
about replacing the cables with a larger size? I  guess that if the new size 
fits the pulleys, it's probably not a fatal  problem. 
 
    While SS cables would seem to be an upgrade to  the galvanized ones, they 
do have a built-in problem in that they can gall and  create hard spots in 
the cable. While good for sailboats and other non-moving  applications, the 
galvanized version is the one for moving loads. 
 
    Is Sandy Eggo (San Diego) that bad on crank-up  cables?
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH








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