[TowerTalk] Repurposing Phillystran.

[Steve Maki]

Jim,

Depending on your particular situation, have you considered using a 
shackle as a coupler?

-Steve K8LX

On 10/15/2022 12:13 AM, James M. Galm wrote:
> Can a new big grip be applied to a Phillystran guy in the same place where
> one was removed?
> 
> I am rebuilding a set of PS guy cable assemblies.  To accommodate new
> hardware, I need to remove the big grips from twelve lengths of HPTG-6700I,
> and put new big grips on with different hardware threaded through the loop.
> PLP says that I should not reuse the big grips that were in place for
> several years.  But what about the three foot length of PS that used to be
> under the BG?
> 
> When a BG is removed from PS, it leaves behind grit and plastic remains.
> These can be removed with a rag and some mineral spirits, leaving the black
> polyurethane jacket fairly clean.  Is it OK to apply a new preformed BG to
> the same three feet of PS?
> 
> As a side question, if I were to unwind just the long end of the big grip,
> leaving the short end on the PS undisturbed, thread a new fitting on the
> loop, and rewind the long end, would I have a useful termination that would
> meet spec?  I suspect that the answer is no, but what do others think?
> 
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> Thanks in advance and 73,
> 
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> 
> Jim, W8WTS
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