[TowerTalk] Spring between equalizer plate and earth anchor

[WA3GIN]

I remember some folks using springs like this in their rotor to mast 
connection ala Back Lash....maybe somewhere down the line the story was 
mis-understood and the coils migrated to guy cables -- scary!

73,
dave
wa3gin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; <draxfelton at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Spring between equalizer plate and earth anchor


>
> In a message dated 10/25/2008 9:26:45 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
>
>>  A local ham told me to get some heavy duty hood springs from  a 
>> 1950-1960's
> car and put them between my guy wire equalizer plates and  earth anchors.
>
>>  This is to "prevent backlash" during storm  force winds.
>
>>  Any thoughts on this?
>
>    You bet. This is a particularly stupid idea. Is  there anything like 
> this
> that's even suggested by the manufacturer? No way.
>
> By backlash, I assume he's talking about slack  in the guys. If the guys 
> are
> properly tensioned, there's no need to "prevent  backlash" because there 
> is no
> slack on the guys.
>
>    And besides, you've got no idea what the strength  of the hood springs
> are. How would you attach them?
>
>    In all things the LXC Prime Directive still  trumps amateur old wives'
> tales: "DO what the manufacturer says." The converse  is also true "DON'T 
> DO
> what they don't tell you."
>
>    And congratulations for checking on TowerTalk  before following this 
> very
> poor - and potentially fatal - advice.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
>
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