[TowerTalk] Force 12 rebuild

[Larry]

I always try to have the nuts on the bottom to minimize sun exposure. But I 
have not had any problems even with nuts pointing up in 10 years (in NC). We 
get some cold weather here (not like many places I know) so I was worried a 
bit about water and the cold might cause deterioration of the nylon but I 
haven't seen any apparent deterioration so far. The Nylocks are so much 
easier than lock washers and regular nuts.

73, Larry  W6NWS

-----Original Message----- 
From: Roger (K8RI) on TT
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 1:51 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force 12 rebuild

According to the link, you use Nylock nuts.  How do you get the nylon to
last?
I've had very bad luck with Nylock nuts.  All I've used had lost most of
the nylon within 2 years and were no longer functional. When new they
were great.

I live in Southern Michigan (43'37"N) and a ground elevation of only
630' MSL so UV isn't normally much of a problem, but lock nuts with
short life are.
We will see very few days above freezing (if any) for at least the next
two months unless we get an above normal winter like 3 years ago.

73

Roger  (K8RI)

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On 1/10/2016 Sunday 11:03 PM, Howard Hoyt wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> All the talk about older Force 12 linear loading vs. Tornado coil upgrades 
> inspired me to rebuild a 20-yr old C-4SXL I have had stored in pieces for 
> a few years.  I took some pictures along the way, and you can read about 
> the process here:
>
> https://proaudioeng.com/force-12-c-4sxl-rebuild/
>
> I appreciate all the knowledge I have gained from this group that helped 
> me with the project, your comments and abuse are welcomed.
>
> Cheers & 73,
>
> Howie - WA4PSC
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73

Roger (K8RI)


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