[TowerTalk] Fwd: UV resistant wire ties

[Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk]

So, the conclusion is (and I hope I'm right) to paint everything outside with some guaranteed UV resistant paint. Keeping the experience with other materials in mind we might not trust that either because some enviro-nut managed to change the composition of that too. It would be nice if we could use wood and metal everywhere as that seems to keep up regardless of changing times, 


Hans - N2JFS



-----Original Message-----
From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist <richard at karlquist.com>
To: Jim Thomson <jim.thom at telus.net>; towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sat, May 31, 2014 8:01 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] UV resistant wire ties


> ##  Instead  of white PVC... you could use the grey PVC...available in mist 
home depot
> stores.   Its  usually in the electrical dept.  Comes in  10-12 foot 
lengths...and is flared
> at one end..so you can join em nose to tail.  That stuff is  UV resistant.   
F12 uses the smaller

Unfortunately, grey PVC is another example of
"mystery material".  It seems to be a crap shoot.
Some kinds are UV resistant, other kinds "burn" badly within
a year and seems worse than white PVC.  Of course
it all looks the same in the store.

BTW, I've never seen 12 foot lengths of conduit.

Rick N6RK
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