[TowerTalk] Rotor cable / Steppir cable connectors

[Patrick Greenlee]

How about that!  I try to keep a spray can of BoeShield on the shelf in my 
shop but never knew it was good for antennas and the like.  I buy it due to 
a recommendation for using it on such items as cast iron table saw tables, 
router tables, planer and joiner tables and such.  I will definitely give it 
a whorl in the ham radio arena as soon as I get a chance.

Thanks, Mickey.

Patrick   NJ5G

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mickey Baker
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 11:18 AM
To: Patrick Greenlee
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor cable / Steppir cable connectors

Caution using acetic acid (vinegar smell) based sealants for this or any
other metal projects. There are others that work well (discussed in an
earlier thread.) I prefer a light removable coating compound such as LPS-50
or BoeShield T9 - things designed to prevent METAL, not seal windows. I had
a vertical up 20 feet from a salt water canal for 5 years - it came apart
as if it were new with BoeShield.

Here's an article about protecting aluminum aircraft. Generally, they're
made from aluminum help together with rivets and stainless steel hardware,
so this should be of interest to his group:

http://www.avweb.com/news/savvyaviator/189857-1.html?redirected=1

73,

Mickey N4MB
On the water in Fort Lauderdale, FL

On Sunday, November 9, 2014, Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net>
wrote:

> A little smear of silicone rubber or Goop across screw heads is easily
> removed when you need to access the heads but prevents corrosion, salt, or
> other debris from taking up residence there and making for a hassle.
>
> Patrick  NJ5G
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Don
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 2:50 PM
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor cable / Steppir cable connectors
>
> Amen, nothing fails here except when in the middle of rain and wind storm
> which luckily only occurs between 1 January and 31 December. Chipping the
> salt out of the screw head drives isn't easy either.  I am in the midst of
> a
> rotator replacement in my HG-70HD now and it is NOT a simple task. The 
> last
> thing I want to screw with is screws.
>
> Don W7WLL
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Big Don
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 4:54 AM
> To: Jim Thomson
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor cable / Steppir cable connectors
>
> The_Man asked, "Why would anyone want to install quick disconnects?"
> Those were our reasons.
> But another important reason we omitted is: You don't always get to do a
> rotor replacement during ideal weather.
> We wouldn't do this now, but back in the day, we once replaced a rotor in
> 15 deg weather when some Rare_One
> we needed was going to be on that day. Also, the pile-up won't wait while
> one fiddles with 8 screws.....73, Don  N7EF
>
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Mickey Baker, N4MB
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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and I will learn.” *Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying.
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