[TowerTalk] TIC Ring 1022 hardware advice sought

[john at kk9a.com]

TIC uses cadmium plated hardware which seems to hold up reasonably well and 
is quite strong.  The kep nuts are nice, but you can also a nut and a 
separate lock washer.  For my P40A installation I substituted SS hardware 
for added corrosion resistance.  I personally would be concerned about the 
quality of the bolts that hold the cradle to the ring.  I believe that there 
are six 5/16 bolts and I would definitely use a high grade for this as you 
don't want the whole cradle and antenna falling to the ground.  I don't 
think that there's much stress on the other hardware so galvanized or SS is 
probably fine.

John KK9A



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Subject: [TowerTalk] TIC Ring 1022 hardware advice sought
From: "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:16:06 -0700

I've acquired a used TIC General TIC Ring model 1022.



It came without many nuts and bolts, so I'm going through the assembly
manual and making up a hardware shopping list, consisting mostly of hex cap
screws and Kepp nuts of various sizes



Could anyone with experience with Tic Ring Rotors offer guidance as to what
sort of hardware you'd acquire if you didn't already have what came with the
rotator?  I've heard some comments that the hardware choices could be
improved, and I have a great opportunity to do that, if I know what to buy.



>From the pictures in the manual, it appears that mostly grade 5 bolts are
used, with a few grade 8 bolts.



Any advice would be appreciated.



73 de Dick, K6KR