[TowerTalk] Fwd: Grounding connection to tower legs

[N2TK, Tony]

If you are using wire why not use zinc ground clamps? Tin the copper wire where it does into the clamp. I have this on each tower leg using a solid #4 copper tinned wire to my ground field. Sill looks good after 24 years.

73,
N2TK, Tony

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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Stover, AC0H
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:03 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Grounding connection to tower legs

Leave the galvination in place.
I don't think you have to mess with paste or paint of any sort.
I would protect the connection from weather.

On 10/15/2017 10:31 AM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk wrote:
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>   Do not remove the galvanization. Just put some layer of Vaseline or some other gunk that wouldn't come off. You can even use paint. Wrap you shim around it while the paint is still wet, clamp it with you SS clamp and you should be all set.
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> The pressure of the clamp through the thin shim will cause high pressure spot-wise. That will penetrate the paint layer and cause the electric contact. The contact spots will be surrounded by a, hopefulle, water tight layer of gunk, which will reduce the corrosion.
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> I have an aluminum tower myself and aluminum wires for the ground connection which reduce the corrosion possibility.
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> Hans - N2JFS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Blaine <jeff at ac0c.com>
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> Sent: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 9:15
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Grounding connection to tower legs
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> What’s the best way to connect the copper wire/strap to the 55G tower leg?
> 
> I’m planning to clean the galvanized leg, wrap the leg with a layer of 0.005” SS shim stock and then use a couple of SS hose clamps to hold the wire against the tower leg.
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> Is that the right way to do the attachment?
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> Should I use any copper paste as well?
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