[TowerTalk] Which type of cable for a crank-up tower?

[K7LXC at aol.com]

>  If you oil the cable, won't the oil wash off the first time it rains  ?
 
    To some extent. Wire rope lubricants are a light  grade oil since it 
needs to soak into the strands - thus the need to apply it  occasionally. Once 
a year is more than the vast majority of users do that'd be  step in the 
right direction. 
 
    Towers that creak and groan as they move will be a  lot quieter after 
you lube the cables. 
 
    Champion Radio Products carries PreLube 6 - the  recommended cable 
lubricant of wire rope manufacturers. 
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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