[TowerTalk] Reassembling a Tennadyne T-12

[EZ Rhino]

Hi Vincent,

They don't use sheetmetal screws anymore; they use machine screws and nylock nuts.  The sheetmetal screws were used a LONG time ago.  Perhaps your second hand model is one of these old ones.  I don't see any reason why rivets wouldn't work, but I would use more than one (probably three per joint).  It will be more work to use rivets, as you'll be drilling more holes, rather than one through hole and using machine screws/locknuts.
 
Chris
KF7p





On Dec 27, 2015, at 16:55 , Vincent Weal wrote:

Hello all,

I bought a used Tennadyne T-12 LPDA, and am planning to reassemble and
install the antenna soon. From what I've heard these antennas sometimes
have a nasty habit of shedding the sheet metal screws that hold the tubing
for the elements together, then eventually shedding the tubing. To prevent
this I'm considering losing the screws, and instead using pop rivets à la
Force 12. Does this sound like a reasonable modification? Has anyone else
done this, and can a supply of pop rivets be purchased from Force 12?

73, Vince K4JC
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