[TowerTalk] One Shot

[Kim]

As long as you're not hitting the new weld directly, go for it.

Have seen hundreds go in.  Do remove the slag and foreign material.

73, Kim - WG8S


> On November 9, 2019 at 1:07 PM Gene Smar via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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> Julio:
> 
>      The documentation I had available the last time I used One-Shots (ca.
> 2001) stated that the post-weld material was an integral mass of copper.  To
> answer your question, I suppose (Caveat Amateur!) that the weld can take a
> few blows to drive it deeper.  But why not drive the rod to its final depth
> before the weld, and dig out around the rod to provide whatever clearance
> you need to make up the weld mechanically?  When I welded, the ceramic mold
> rested about 1/4 inch above the bottom of the trench (18 inches deep) in
> which I had sunk the ground rods.
> 
>      BTW - I would recommend actually removing the ceramic mold material
> from the excavation, and not just breaking it free.  By doing so you will
> remove those sharp edges from near the rod that might scrape off the thin
> copper cladding over time due to ground heaving.  Yes, rocks will do the
> same damage but the ceramic shards are easier to remove completely.
> 
> 
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Julio
> Peralta via TowerTalk
> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2019 12:54 PM
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] One Shot
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> Once a one shot weld cools and the ceramic shell is removed is the weld
> strong enough to allow striking with a hammer to drive the rod further into
> the ground.
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>  
> 
> Julio, W4HY
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