[TowerTalk] Best way to attach radial to radial plate

[Mark Robinson]

I would crimp and solder the ring terminals. I would also apply some 
Penetrox between the ring terminal and the SS hardware.  I imagine that if a 
lightning strike occurred that the radial wires are more likely to be 
vaporized. The radial field isn't really meant to deal with lightning as it 
is an rf return. Maybe a ground rod and a spark gap would protect a 
vertical. I am not sure how to deal with static on the verticals

I am building their 40m four square right now too, so I will be interested 
in people replies.


Mark N1UK



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, 02 July, 2011 11:29 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Best way to attach radial to radial plate


>I have a DXEngineering radial plate , they suggest using ring terminals , 
>it
> seems to me that if you solder them , if , you taker a lightning strike 
> the
> solder would all be vaporized ? Should I just wrap the wire around the
> screws/bolts and tighten them down that way ?
>
> Dan N8DCJ
>
>
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