Dear Owen:

Experience here in the Upper Midwest is that ground dwelling animals will
chew PVC. but not PE. Had to replace a vast amount of PVC covered cable,
but PE covered coax and cable was untouched.

What have others found? 73, Mac N8TT

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J. McLaughlin; Michigan, USA
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I made replacement parts from PVC plumbing fittings, not because Hustler
couldn't supply parts, but there was little point repairing with same
fodder for the birds.

The repair is described at http://www.vk1od.net/H4BTV/hustler4btv.htm .
It might give you some ideas.

BTW, Hustler must have seen the article and sent me gratis a set of
original trap covers, they are still in the shed after twenty years...
the PVC works fine and the birds haven't attacked them (though they seem
to enjoy anything else with exposed PE or vinyl).

Owen

"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in
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Dear Owen:

Experience here in the Upper Midwest is that ground dwelling animals
will chew PVC. but not PE. Had to replace a vast amount of PVC
covered cable, but PE covered coax and cable was untouched.

Hi Mac,

I know that some animals (eg rats) will eat soft PVC. That motivates cable
sheaths impregnated with arsenic... which is worse? We don't have some of
the critters that you have, thankfully.

The other commonly used plastic I didn't mention was polypropylene, and I
think the trap covers may be polyprop... .

All in all, vermin resistance components, and ready availability are
important factors in the life of antennas etc... but we are tame buyers who
generally don't consider that until we need to repair the things.

Owen

Dear Owen: I just realized that I sent you a message but it will not
arrive for you do not use a real E-mail address.

73, Mac N8TT

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J. McLaughlin; Michigan, USA
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"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in
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Dear Owen:

Experience here in the Upper Midwest is that ground dwelling animals
will chew PVC. but not PE. Had to replace a vast amount of PVC
covered cable, but PE covered coax and cable was untouched.

Hi Mac,

I know that some animals (eg rats) will eat soft PVC. That motivates cable
sheaths impregnated with arsenic... which is worse? We don't have some of
the critters that you have, thankfully.

The other commonly used plastic I didn't mention was polypropylene, and I
think the trap covers may be polyprop... .

All in all, vermin resistance components, and ready availability are
important factors in the life of antennas etc... but we are tame buyers
who
generally don't consider that until we need to repair the things.

Owen