[TowerTalk] Safe to buy 45G with a broken weld or bent rod?

[K8RI]

On 1/16/2012 5:31 PM, James Wolf wrote:
> What about the galvanization on the inside of the tower leg?

Where every you weld on the outside the galvanizing will likely be 
burned off on the inside and likely at least half an inch farther than 
the actual weld. That's why the welding is done before they hot dip 
galvanize.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> Jim, KR9U
>
>> I Ditto Jim's notion     Have  re welded both Rohn  section rungs and crank
> up sections
>> damaged in shipping  and from damage from dis assembly and cable failure in
> crank ups.
>> The only problem would be the metal protection  from the lack of any
> galvanizing ground
>> off  in preparation for the weld joint  Wayne W3EA
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