DO NOT DO THIS!!! You have a tensioned wire, say thousands of pounds… and you heat it to molten state to “weld” the bonding wire to it… You effectively cut the wire and down the tower goes.
You can weld to the plate, and use physical clamps (split nuts) to bond the wires themselves to the same ground plane. Eric Rogers www.pdsconnect.me (317) 831-3000 x200 From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 5:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cad welding expert advice needed :) I was not aware you could cadweld to guy wires. From: Paul McCall <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 3:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Cad welding expert advice needed :) First foray into cad welding… actually my logistics guy is digging into it. We basically need to do 3 types of welding for towers. 1) Welding copper ground cable to the guy 3/16”, ¼” and 5/16” wires 2) Welding copper ground cable to ground rods 5/8” 3) Welding copper ground cable to Rohn 25G and 45G tower piece. Looking at lots of models, pieces parts. Anybody have some practical suggestions on pieces parts, vendors etc? Thanks! Paul McCall, Pres. PDMNet / Florida Broadband 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800 office 772-473-0352 cell www.pdmnet.com <http://www.pdmnet.com/> [email protected]
