In message , Nick
Webster writes
Can anyone give me any pointers on where to buy a pole, or indeed any
better ways of mounting the sensors and solar panels?
I bought a 10m x 50mm alumininium pole from my friendly local TV aerial
installer. He just let me choose the one I thought appropriate and
charged me a tenner. Getting it home in my car was another story!

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Chris

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:00:18 +0000, Chris wrote:

I bought a 10m x 50mm alumininium pole from my friendly local TV
aerial installer.

I hope it's well guyed, top and middle with at least 3 lines at each
level and fixed at the base. First decent wind will fold it over
otherwise. I wouldn't trust a 10M steel scaffold pole to stand up on
it's own let alone a the thin walled ali stuff that aerial installers
normally use

£10 is a very good price though...

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

In message om, Dave
Liquorice writes
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:00:18 +0000, Chris wrote:

I bought a 10m x 50mm alumininium pole from my friendly local TV
aerial installer.

I hope it's well guyed, top and middle with at least 3 lines at each
level and fixed at the base. First decent wind will fold it over
otherwise. I wouldn't trust a 10M steel scaffold pole to stand up on
it's own let alone a the thin walled ali stuff that aerial installers
normally use

Its a very heavy gauge (more like scaffolding than Ae), the bottom 2m
are bolted to an 18" dia Elm stump (I know there will be problems in
future years when it eventually rots) but the rest is free-standing. No
problems so far, despite gusting to over 60mph in October 2002.

Cheers
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Chris