[TowerTalk] Force 12 hardware and aluminum treatment for corrosion resistance

[john at kk9a.com]

What an awesome QTH! I also use stainless steel hardware however I have
seen severe salt spray corrosion to aluminum where the S.S. is in contact.
 What do you do to protect the tower system from corrosion?

John KK9A


To:	 towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Force 12 hardware and aluminum treatment for
corrosion resistance
From:	 Jim and Hannelore Fisher <jwfisher at alumni.princeton.edu>
Date:	 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:36:46 +0000

I live in a salt-air environment and have replaced just about all U-bolts and
other such hardware with stainless steel. Be sure to coat bolts with an
appropriate compound before installing nuts--if you are not familiar with
this,
ask your SS supplier.

Also, per advice from F12 many years ago, I assembled elements and then
painted
them with XIM400, which has protected them nicely. At some points, I have had
over 50 F12 elements up at the edge of a cliff with saltwater to the horizon
and little fluffy balls of salty foam flying up and over.

73,

Jim, VE1JF