Stan,
Thanks for the tip! Its so simple, I'm embarased that I didn't think of
this one myself. I have been using the gauge without checking its accuracy
but now will check.
73 Fred KG9X
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Griffiths [SMTP:w7ni@teleport.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 11:46 PM
> To: Chuck k; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Loos PT-2
>
>
> Hi Chuck,
>
> You can calibrate it yourself pretty easily. Just take about 10 feet of
> extra 3/16 EHS and hang it vertically from something like a tree limb or
> a garage ceiling joist. Then suspend known weights from it until you
> know it is supporting 400 lb. Check the tension with the Loos gauge and
> note the reading.
>
> You can use cement blocks, bricks, railroad iron, or anything else for
> weights that you can weigh one at a time on your bathroom scale. You can
> tie a five gallon bucket on the 3/16 EHS to hold the smaller weights that
> are not so easy to attach to the 3/16 EHS. Include the weight of the
> bucket, too.
>
> Stan w7ni@teleport.com
>
> Chuck k wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > I just bought the Loos PT-2 and will be adjusting the guys on a new
> > 190' rohn 25 for the first time. Can Someone tell me what I should be
> > reading on the gauge using 3\16 EHS and looking for 400# on a nice
> > 60deg day. Has any body calibrated one of these for the 3\16 cable
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chuckk
> > kb2ahz
> >
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