[TowerTalk] CDwelding a tower leg

[Brian Alsop]

Question:
None of the tower sections are Cadwelded.  They are bolted together.
How is it that these bolts make an adequate lightning connection but one 
"has" to Cadweld the ground wire to the tower at the base?  Clearly the 
sections have to carry as much current as the ground wire(s).

Maybe a dumb question but some explanation  more in depth than "it's 
code" is sought.

73 de Brian/K3KO



On 9/16/2012 18:44, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
>>   I always avoid mechanical ground connections for the  primary grounding
> conductors - cadweld the conductors to the  legs.
>
>      Umm, good advice for big commercial type towers but  Cadwelding to a
> Rohn 25G, 45G or 55G leg will blow a hole in it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
>
>


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