[TowerTalk] Tower Connector for large egg insulators

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

I found three sleeve type push in devices and since they are the very top
of the tower I will use three 30' long pieces of 3/8 strand guy wire I got
from the telco contractors rebuilding our hurricane Maria damaged system
and use them for top loading on the tower. I got everything for free.This
saves big money on this work. The bent pin device encompasses the large egg
insulator and does not put much strain on the porcelain per se. But now I
think I have that problem solved.

Herb, KV4FZ

On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Wilson Lamb <infomet at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> Really?  Have we lost it? Almost $50 for a clevis?
> Three of them cost more than a tower section?
> 12,000 lb rating?  What size EHS are you using?
> How about a foot of guywire instead?
> It seems a little dicey to have solid steel loading a porcelain insulator?
> If this is common practice, someone please elaborate...
> Yep, here they are!  https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-ins-p1
> Seems like for $50 they would put a twist in them, so you wouldn't need
> the extra link to the atachment point.
> An old post fro Steve pointed to the power industry source, but who knows
> if they sell to the public or their price.
>
> 73,
> Wilson
> W4BOH
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