[TowerTalk] Prying Thimbles Apart for Thimble to Thimble Connections

[George Dubovsky]

HI Rich,

The trick is to open them up *sideways*. If you can, clamp the long
dimension in a bench vise, horizontally, held below the center line. Then
use a "crescent" wrench or a large pair of pliers to twist the other side
until it is as open as you need. The less you open, the less damage you'll
do to the galvanizing.

You can do the same thing in the field with two large wrenches, but you
usually need three or four hands...;-)

Have fun.

73,

geo - n4ua


On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net> wrote:

> I purchased a used tower that came with philly and ehs guy assemblies.  At
> the transition point from philly to ehs two thimbles are used.
>
> How does one spread the thimbles apart to accomplish this task?  The
> thimbles are large, 3/8 for the 1/4" ehs and 7/16 for the 6700I philly.
>
> The other option which is probably easier is to use a 502 insulator at the
> transition point.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich - N5ZC
>
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