[TowerTalk] New Cables for a Crank Up

[Dennis Vernacchia]

Does anyone have a specific procedure for replacing cables on a
TRI-EX ( now called Tashijian Tower ) LM-470D tower, for when
the tower is vertical with antennas installed.

I have the procedure for situation when tower is horizontal on the ground
 with no antennas or mast installed.(not useful )

I don't know that Dan's N5AR US Tower  TX472 procedure ( referenced below )

will work as that is a different manufacturer and is strung a bit
differently.

If anyone has replaced the 2 cable anchor brackets on 2 sections while tower
is
on ground ( horizontal ), are there any caveats to watch out for in the
replacement
procedure.


73, Dennis N6KI
San Diego

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Dan Hearn <n5ar at air-pipe.com> wrote:

> I have replaced the cables and pulley bearings on my TX472 with it in the
> vertical position. This avoids having to be concerned with the antennas if
> you tilt it. There is a description of how I did it on our club web page at
> www.sdxa.org . Look under DX Tips on the right hand side of the page. I
> should mention that I inserted a piece of all thread rod with nuts on it at
> the point where the pipe support, inserted to do the job, sits under the
> tower section corner tubing. This assures that the support pipe does not
> slip off the tower corner tubing. I need to add that to the DX Tip.
> 73, Dan, N5AR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Gaines AD8P
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:23 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] New Cables for a Crank Up
>
> Thank you all for your wonderful and thoughtful replies. I have decided to
> eat the additional $300  and buy the factory replacement. Expensive? Yes,
> but I will be able to sleep well.
>
> Bill AD8P
>
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