[UK-CONTEST] Supporting an overhead run of Heliax

[Paul Beecham]

Hi all,
UV is an issue but less so if you use black ties, my company installs
large overhead runs using black cable ties that are over 5 yrs old
still in good service.
On the other hand I have seen white ties degrade to where they fall
apart in less than a year.
73 Paul
G6PZ

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Roger Thawley <roger.thawley at sky.com> wrote:
> Just to add to Dave's comments about cable ties and UV; stainless steel ties
> are available and, although more expensive that nylon, these will last
> indefinitely. From a practical perspective, a proper tensioning tool for SS
> wraps is useful for tightening the wraps to the desired degree, however,
> these don't come cheap!
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> A little "Googling" throws up a number of sources including
> http://cse-distributors.co.uk/cabmgmt/stainless-steel-cable-ties.htm
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> Roger, G0BSU
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