[TowerTalk] Rotor Cable

[Grant Saviers]

My "small" PP from Kurt is 280' from his GH to PP.  I use #10 low 
voltage lighting wire (direct burial and uv resistant) with a second 
pair paralleled as the ground conductor.   The many fine gauge stranded 
wires make it super flexible in comparison to 10/3 UF.   I use a 22ga 
separate pair for the sensor.  All work fine turning a 2L 350# 80m 
beam.  This is on a guyed tower.  On my crank ups, I tape the many 
coax+wires together about every 30" and they feed thru KF7P loop 
standoffs, up 4 years, no problems.  Be sure to use Scotch 33+ tape, no 
knockoff junk.  I flake the cable bundle into a 8' across figure eight 
when lowering the tower.  This insures a large bend radius and no twist.

ebay has this wire (Carol brand ++) and big box stores also, but be sure 
it is pure copper strands not copper plated aluminum.

Grant KZ1W
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-2-Low-Voltage-Outdoor-Landscape-Lighting-Wire-Cable-500ft-UV-rated-DB-10awg-/150747457706?hash=item23193fa8aa:m:mr3HyII5iUGAr7vrCsUfOvw



On 9/25/2016 5:04 AM, Julio Peralta wrote:
> I'm getting ready to put up a Prop Pitch Rotor one of K7NV's creations and
> I'm having trouble locating the cable needed to complete the job.
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> K7NV recommended the Wireman 305 cable which is 8 conductor 2X 12Ga. and 6X
> 16Ga. The Wireman is out of stock and doesn't expect to get a new shipment
> until sometime after the middle of October.
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> Does anyone know where a similar cable is available? I've looked around the
> internet and wasn't able to find anything close to the 305.
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> I need 260 feet.
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> I know there are other options like running Romex for the power and
> something else for the sense wiring, but since I have a crank up tower I
> would like to have all the wire stranded and in one jacket.
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> Julio, W4HY
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