Re: [isp-wireless] Towers in salt-water environments - painting with gel coat?

["richard.sterne" <richard.sterne@...>]

i think the DC system you refered to is called a passive anode
hope that helps you

richard

> Hi all,
>
> We've got several towers that are in salt-water environments (Caribbean
> coastal and island installations).  Predictably, we've not gotten a long
> life out of steel pipe towers, even when galvanized pipe and anticorrosive
> paint is used.
>
> We are considering using marine gelcoat epoxy resins, tinted red and
> white, as an alternative to anticorrosive pain.
>
> Has anyone else tried this technique, and if so, what results did you
> have?  Is the extra expense worthwhile?
>
> I've also heard, but have had no luck finding, DC electric systems that
> turn the tower into a giant anode to resist the oxidation of the metal.
> Pardon me if I've gotten my electrochemical terms mixed up here.
>
> -Andrew
>  Utila, Honduras
>
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