I've had several of the SS nuts seize on the ePMP Force110's... which appear to be the exact same nuts as on the slightly-less-than-half a ton 3.65 sector I just put up.
I would very much like to see Cambium switch to a different kind of nuts. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Have you actually experienced the SS nuts seizing? Maybe I’ve been > lucky, but I have not had trouble with that even after years. I guess I > should be putting anti-seize compound on them, but it’s so messy. > > Metric silicon bronze nuts look to be expensive, like in the $1 each > range, to swap them out yourself. Which of the many nuts would you want to > be silicon bronze? Just the 4 that hold it to the pipe? Or also all the > ones involved in the elevation adjustment? > > > *From:* George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> > *Sent:* Friday, June 19, 2015 4:42 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Gtek Communications deploys PMP 450 > > I've pulled two up the tower by hand at once and the tower guys didn't > complain, so they can't be that heavy. > > What I really wish Cambium would do, or talk Laird into doing, is > replacing the nuts with silicon-bronze like LMG uses on their stuff. Or > just go to galvanized. The stainless on stainless sucks. They're $500 > antennas and I shouldn't have to go buy extra shit for them. > > On 6/19/2015 3:45 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > I bet it's less than half a ton...don't be so dramatic =P > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Matt <matt.mailingli...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > 3GHz and 5GHz I've only used the Cambium/Laird sectors. The patterns and >> > null-fill is excellent. So Matt, your new integrated AP antenna better >> be >> > good. :) >> >> Wish they made the sector mounting hardware out of aluminum. You get >> 4 of them together and they weigh a ton. >> > > > >
