[TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589 cables

[Patrick Greenlee]

Gee, I missed any lube-not lube debate but read the recommendations of the 
major tower manufacturers, all of which I saw were against lubing the cable. 
Overhead door companies around here all recommend against lubing the rollers 
on the doors for the same stated reason as the tower makers and cables, it 
attracts grit which accelerates wear.

I don't want to open up any old wounds on this topic but...

What about liberal coating with silicone lube, the spray that is dry after a 
little time. That would make things slippery and reduce inter-winding 
friction/wear.  This is what the "smart" folks do with their overhead door 
hardware.

Also, anyone care to offer an opinion of stainless steel cable vs galvanized 
steel cable as regards longevity, price/performance, or any other figure of 
merit?

PM me if you are concerned with opening up an old wound.

Patrick

-----Original Message----- 
From: Grant Saviers
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 10:12 AM
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589 cables

I've started lubricating the cables on my HDX589 with PreLube 6. For the
main spool cable, I applied the lube when lowering the tower by spraying
into a slotted plastic funnel on the cable.  That technique worked very
well.   But now looking at the higher section cables between the
sections, I'm wondering if there is a neat technique for application of
the lube to them?   Get to the top with the tower down, spray, and hope
the lube runs all the way down the cable??

(not a revisit of lube/not lube cables debate please).   btw Prelube 6
smells a lot like LPS2 or LPS3 so I might guess some of the ingredients
are the same.

Grant  KZ1W
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