[TowerTalk] MA-550 cables maintenance

[Patrick Greenlee]

Jorge, I can't get it shipped inside the USA by normal small package express 
like DHL FEDEX, etc...  You can buy it at NAPA auto supply stores but 
according to their web site they won't ship it (lots of propane and butane 
propellant in the can.) It is probably shipped to them by motor freight with 
a hazard sign displayed.  A little beyond UPS, FEDEX, etc.. For those within 
driving distance of a NAPA (There are some in Mexico) you can reserve some 
for pickup.  The NAPA stuff is NOT labeled Prelube but has the same 
ingredients so should be interchangeable. Chain and cable lube by any 
name...

Patrick  NJ5G

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 1:06 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] MA-550 cables maintenance

Thanks Steve


I saw the Prelube 6 Cable Lubricant spray. Can you ship it outside USA?.
Some of this are prohibited by air companies.


73,

Jorge





De: K7LXC at aol.com [mailto:K7LXC at aol.com]
Enviado el: sábado, 01 de febrero de 2014 04:23 p.m.
Para: towertalk at contesting.com; cx6vm.jorge at gmail.com
Asunto: Re: [TowerTalk] MA-550 cables maintenance



>  I got a used MA-550 tower, first owner bought it in 2007.

the cables to rise up and down and to lay it are very dry and a bit oxidize
in some places, also the pulleys.



>  May I put a mechanical oil or fat on it or is not necessary?



        No - do not use either of those. What you want is a thin kind of
lubricant so that it wicks into the strands. If you use anything else,
either the coating attracts contaminants or traps water inside the strands -
both of which are bad for the cables.



        Champion Radio Products carries the PreLube which is recommended by
wire rope manufacturers. championradio.com



Cheers,

Steve     K7LXC

TOWER TECH

and

Champion Radio Products

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