[TowerTalk] Can´t add egg insulator...

[Mike & Becky Krzystyniak]

Greetings,

   Stress testing will tell some of the story.  However I would not be standing behind that wire when stress testing it just in case it snaps like a bull whip. 

73  Mike  K9MK/5


-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lux
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 10:56 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Can´t add egg insulator...

On 12/13/15 8:49 AM, Douglas Ruz (CO8DM) wrote:
> OK,
>
> I understand 100%.
>
> Anyway, if someone here have experiences with solid steel wire...go ahead.
>
> I saw few mast installed with solid steel wire (1/4") here...they 
> don´t use clamps, they just twist the extra wire over the "live" side 
> of the wire.
>

It probably works. The question would be whether it untwists before something else fails. it might well be "strong enough"

You could always do a test. get some wire, wrap it around something sturdy, twist over the live side,  then pull on it with a car or a jack or a comealong and see what happens.


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