[TowerTalk] EHS cable and torque bars

[Mike H]

John: My calipers shows 0.55 inch diameter for the hole in the torque 
bar, so it looks like the bigger shackle will fit. It sure doesn't 
inspire me that Rohn can't provide an explanation for why they limit the 
guy size to 3/16 in EHS.

On 6/12/23 17:13, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> This does not appear to be a big issue. There are 3/8 shackles (the size
> recommended for your torque bar) that have a higher breaking strength than
> your 1/4 EHS. Did you measure the hole size to see if a larger shackle will
> fit?  A 7/16 shackle has a Ø1/2 pin.
>
> John KK9A
>
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>
> Mike WB2FKO wrote:
>
> incompatibility of their TB45B torque bars and 1/4 in EHS cable. See here:
>
> https://www.3starinc.com/manuals/ROHN_Torque_Bar.pdf
>
> All Rohn 45G tower designs require 1/4 in EHS on at least one of the
> guys. My 50 ft install uses a single 1/4 in EHS guy, presumably
> precluding the use of torque bars.  He was not certain, but suspected
> the issue was simply that the shackle required for 1/4 in EHS would not
> clear the hole in the bar. I also have this guy bracket:
>
> https://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/chartsguides/r/roh-ga45gd.pdf
>
> except that mine has $1000+ worth (!) of torque bars in place of the
> ringfills and eyelets. I asked about ordering those to replace the
> torque bars and he said it would be cheaper to just buy the entire
> bracket assembly. He also said to investigate getting substitute eyelet
> hardware from another vendor.
>
> I'm open to suggestions.
>
> Mike WB2FKO
>
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