[amsat-bb] G5500 - replacement boom clamps?

[John Kludt]

When mine failed I just ordered a new pair from Yaesu.  Not that expensive all things considered and no flapping around trying to get something else to work sort of.

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On Apr 13, 2019 14:20, GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
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> Alas, that is not true. Yes, 99.99% of all the fasteners on a current vehicle are metric. Modern vehicles don't use muffler clamps, aka exhaust clamps. Those are still the realm of DIY mechanics and hot-rodders, and they are still use imperial dimensions with the threads normally USS, not SAE.
> McMaster-Carr, showing the metric equivalent of the imperial size, and metric threaded clamps.https://www.mcmaster.com/muffler-clamps
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> If one has any connection(s) into the metric world you can have them shipped to you. If you NEED to procure metric clamps, let Dr Google do your walking for you.---  
> Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.    
> GEO    
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>     On Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10:58:54 AM PDT, Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
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> >
> > The U clamps are metric. That said one can probably find an approximate
> > fit at an industrial supply house like McMaster-Carr.
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> Well, the entire automotive industry is metric (even what's left of "the
> big three"), so this shouldn't eliminate the possibility of using exhaust
> clamps.
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> --Roy
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