[TowerTalk] How to apply lube to HDX589
Andre VanWyk
kr5dx at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 14 14:56:38 EDT 2013
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On Jun 14, 2013, at 9:56 AM, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
> > I had many crank up towers over a span of 25 years and never lubed a single cable, nor had a cable snap or fail.
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> Well, you don't get a ticket everytime you speed either.
True but you should not be speeding in the first place ...
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> > Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my towers and replace them if required.
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> By neglecting periodic lubrication, you're probably replacing cables that really wouldn't have needed replacement if they'd been lubed. I'm just saying.
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Valid argument Steve, but in my world the cost if replacing the cables every 3 years is much cheaper than me spending time lubricating cables on 4 crank up towers.
73
NJ0F
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