[TowerTalk] Tower section assembly question

[K8RI]

On 7/5/2012 9:13 PM, Wayne Kline wrote:
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> I personally do not use anything      YMMV  Wayne   W3EA
>   > From: john at ae5x.com
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 19:59:54 -0500
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower section assembly question
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm in the process of putting up my first tower and am wondering of it's recommended to put anything on the tower section legs before joining them to the next section...grease, graphite, anti-sieze, etc?
>>

I'd leave them dry although I have to assume you are talking about 
something like a ROHN 25G.  The tower depends on the bolts squeezing the 
tower legs to grip the the adjoining sections. This reduces the load on 
the bolts and helps prevent elongation of the bolt holes.

73

Roger (K8RI)


>> Tnx and 73,
>>
>> John AE5X
>> http://www.ae5x.com/blog
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