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Why did they not even attempt to eyeball the hole pattern square with the plate? I'm not OCD, but that bothers me for some reason.
The Grounding point is not at the mounting for the top plate, they provide it CLOSER to the center so the braid (if you use the lug-way) and it's connector (Lug preferred in this case) is a shorter route to help keep the Impedance Bump this mount can appear as - if the leads, center to shield - are not kept short.
That Aluminum (if ordered and received) is Anodized to keep it's shine - might want to burnish it's interior surface to help with metal to metal contact. Anodizing INSULTATES the metal (an oxide layer) from the elements, so you may want to burnish or sand down to bare metal on the plate to help with bonding.
The top mount comes with a seal to keep out the elements - the backing plate holds the bonding lug - and is the "interior" surface I speak of. It does the work for both Torque and the Ground.
Just hope the "brass" side of this mount stays pretty - nothing like that glint in the sun as you drive - offsets the otherwise Chintzy Chrome most other mounts appear as. Almost as a sign or seal of quality.
It's when the Brass gets tarnished...
Used to have to use this stuff in many
public events ...during High School days.
That Aluminum (if ordered and received) is Anodized to keep it's shine - might want to burnish it's interior surface to help with metal to metal contact. Anodizing INSULTATES the metal (an oxide layer) from the elements, so you may want to burnish or sand down to bare metal on the plate to help with bonding.
The top mount comes with a seal to keep out the elements - the backing plate holds the bonding lug - and is the "interior" surface I speak of. It does the work for both Torque and the Ground.
Just hope the "brass" side of this mount stays pretty - nothing like that glint in the sun as you drive - offsets the otherwise Chintzy Chrome most other mounts appear as. Almost as a sign or seal of quality.
It's when the Brass gets tarnished...
Used to have to use this stuff in many
public events ...during High School days.
The only puck mount I've used is a gunny, and the backing plate was galvanized. It gets so cold here that I get a pretty nasty layer of ice on the interior of the roof (that's constantly thawing and freezing) and I'd worry about having uncoated aluminum there. I would probably use an excessive amount of no ox id in attempt to limit corrosion of the bare aluminum to steel.
Thats good, so the TENSILE strength will also be stronger.
The mount in thickness alone, is enough to be braced with proper AWG of metal you can lift your car out of the pothole it fell into ...
Hence...
Also might be prohibited from some streets due to weight limit.
Mis-mount Port-Starboard and drive with steering wheel cranked hard over.
Yes, the corners “should” be rounded, but that’s not a difficult operation on ones own. There’s a point where a hit nearer the antenna base than not — IS — going to damage sheet metal. Rounding won’t prevent that damage.
As to insulators, one can request custom-made.
I think it fair to point a reader towards reviews where a component or a part of component was altered to the buyers satisfaction.
Which then begs the question of gear received un-altered.
In my case I’ll plead less than stellar job list organization.
Were it me making this stuff, anyone would think Breedlove cheap in comparison. I’ve not the experience, thus the time allotted per piece would be high.
There’s not competition at this price level. Nor in quality going higher in price until one hits MIL-SPEC.
With whatever reservations, I’m proud to own something of this quality.
Ten years from now I’ll feel the same (is a pretty easy bet).
So, an angle grinder to cut corners held in a vise.
A little more to cap the short points remaining.
I already figure to order a few spares.
If a different insulator is part of that, then . . . .
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As to insulators, one can request custom-made.
I think it fair to point a reader towards reviews where a component or a part of component was altered to the buyers satisfaction.
Which then begs the question of gear received un-altered.
In my case I’ll plead less than stellar job list organization.
Were it me making this stuff, anyone would think Breedlove cheap in comparison. I’ve not the experience, thus the time allotted per piece would be high.
There’s not competition at this price level. Nor in quality going higher in price until one hits MIL-SPEC.
With whatever reservations, I’m proud to own something of this quality.
Ten years from now I’ll feel the same (is a pretty easy bet).
So, an angle grinder to cut corners held in a vise.
A little more to cap the short points remaining.
I already figure to order a few spares.
If a different insulator is part of that, then . . . .
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Specifically, why not start a thread with some gear pics and pose your questions? There’s a herd of us would rather risk sparks and metal cuts versus ever turning on a TV.
I mean, hell, this ain’t about butchering a NIB pre-1964 custom-engraved Winchester, right?
This forum always seems to have the (welcome) surprise of some old boy in the back row silencing everyone with relevant experience. Speaking as someone well out of his league most of the time, my face is gonna wind up set in a stupid grin (wow, wouldn’t have thought of that!)
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Looks like some good weather for Xmas Day.
“Good” as in get-back-underneath-the-the-truck good. (60-F high with 55F from 1100 thru sunset . . and no rain). Next two days about the same.
“Good” as in get-back-underneath-the-the-truck good. (60-F high with 55F from 1100 thru sunset . . and no rain). Next two days about the same.