[UK-CONTEST] Supporting an overhead run of Heliax

[Andy GD0TEP]

Although no longer in the industry, we used to use UV resistant ties, sadly
I can't remember the make but I think they'll have come from RS.

I'm not sure simply being black will aid a cable ties longevity.

73,
Andy
http://gd0tep.com


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul Beecham
Sent: 18 January 2011 17:06
To: Roger at g0bsu.net
Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Supporting an overhead run of Heliax

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!
>
>
>
> A little "Googling" throws up a number of sources including
> http://cse-distributors.co.uk/cabmgmt/stainless-steel-cable-ties.htm
>
>
>
> Roger, G0BSU
>
>
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