[TowerTalk] Phillystran

Roger (K8RI) on TT K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Mon Oct 26 14:33:49 EDT 2015


I use the same method with no problems in 13 years.
Don't forget, most RTV are water proof, not moisture proof and moisture 
is poison to that core.

If the caps are loose, I'd apply enough RTV to fill that void so the 
seal extends the length of the cap.

73

Roger (K8RI) EN73


On 10/26/2015 11:06 AM, Kim Carr K5TU wrote:
> Place a generous drop of RTV on the end of the Phillystran, then install the cap. Rotate the cap a little to make sure the RTV is spread internally to the cap.
>
> I use caps on my 6700i Phillystran and they were a snug fit before the RTV. YMMV.
>
> Kim  K5TU
>
> On Oct 26, 2015 9:57 AM, GMuller885--- via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
>> Well folks I am back.
>>      I have now applied my Phillystran to the boom truss and  the foe and
>> aft guys and clamped them as suggested. I also purchased Vinyl End  Caps for
>> the correct size Phillystran. When I went to install the end caps they  were
>> very loose. What is the CORRECT way to put the end caps on the  Phillystran?
>>
>> Gerald Muller K9GEM
>> GMuller885 at aol.com
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Roger (K8RI)


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