On 11/21/2011 11:04 AM, Tom W8JI wrote: > When I ran the difficult noise problems for a few utility companies, that > indeed was a standard method for finding loose hardware. The only really > dangerous thing was shaking a pole by pulling on a guy line.:-) > > This does not mean a non-employee should do it. I have seen a whack start a > fire though, when a loose hot clamp dropped molten metal. That also hurts > the top of your head, or your eye.:-)
I agree. There's also the matter of HOW you whack the pole. Many years ago, I spent time on a service bench fixing things, and later spent time doing field service. Banging on things can be a good way to find intermittent problems, but HOW and WHERE you choose to do your banging can be a bit of an art. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
