[TowerTalk] Joining Phillystran and EHS

[Richard M. Gillingham]

You can use the thimbles like that or join them with a shackle..

73
Gil, W1RG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Robinson" <markrob at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 10:42 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Joining Phillystran and EHS


>I am getting ready to assemble the top guys on my rohn 45 tower. I intend 
>to use a short length of 1/4ehs at the top and maybe 27 feet of 1/4 ehs at 
>the bottom. I will be using a length of Phillystran HTP667001 in the 
>middle. I will use the PLP2755 big grip on the philly with a 1/2 inch 
>thimble. I will be using a BG2144 big grip on the 1/4 ehs together with a 
>3/8 thimble. My question is how to join the ehs and the philly together. 
>Can I just use the two thimbles looped inside of each other at the joint or 
>do I need a shackle or maybe a 502 insulator between the two big grips.
>
> The shackle would need to be fairly substantial to have a working load 
> near to that of the cable at 6000 pounds. How have other people made this 
> connection?
>
>
> 73 Mark N1UK
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