[TowerTalk] SteppIR Rubber Boots

[Mike]

Tape them over with something like Scotch 88.

The boots should not crack in one year, even if they are exposed to the sun.
If your Steppir is only one year old telephone Steppir and they will replace
them FOC.  Maybe you bought the antenna used and it is fairly old and has
the short Mission boots? Anyway call Steppir and they will replace FOC.,

I had the crappy early type boots that Steppir used for a few moths here in
the California Sun for three years before even they cracked and failed.

The Fernco boots used for the last few years have no problem. I have the
same Fernco Boots out in the sun for the last 16 years on my pool equipment
with no cracks.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of rlvz at aol.com


 
Hi Guys, 
 
I am wondering if anything can be done to increase the life of the  SteppIR 
rubber boots that hold the element to the boom?  Is there a coating  they 
can be sprayed with?  Here in Florida, mine have significant  cracks after 
one year.  
 
73,
Dick- K9OM  
 
 
In a message dated 1/22/2010 3:36:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
ogden at us.ibm.com writes:


One  consideration is your tower type.  I have a crank-down, fold-over  
tower
with a SteppIR on it.  I have had no serious problems with the  antenna
(after about 3 years), but I have needed to rewrap the tape  coverings on
the element transitions, etc.  Since I can lower it to  almost ground level
(and work from a small step ladder), this is not a big  deal.  If I did not
have a crank-down, fold-over tower, I might be a  little less happy with the
SteppIR. No problems with the motors or  controller.  Unless you are almost
constantly changing bands, the time  to change bands is not significant.  I
have the 30/40 meter "trombone  element". Going from 20m to 40m does take
long enough that I notice it, but  it is not an inhibitor.

Bill -  W2WO
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