[TowerTalk] bonding to Rohn tower

jimlux jimlux at earthlink.net
Sun Aug 2 21:11:25 PDT 2009


R. Kevin Stover wrote:
> And this is why you don't attach copper anything, strap or wire, 
> directly to a galvanized (zinc) surface.
> Clamp some stainless sheet to the leg then clamp your strap or wire to 
> to the stainless.

Or why "listed" clamps for this sort of application have the appropriate 
metals.  Also, this sort of thing is above ground, and the whole 
corrosion thing is different (like, maybe, covered in paint or otherwise 
kept dry).

In a marine environment, there's a whole 'nother set of recommendations 
featuring lots of bronze components.




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