Unless there is a different model of the safety cable system available now,
the ascender is supposed to clip to the front, directly to the full body
harness and not to any fall arrest lanyard. In fact the instructions say
specifically that you should NOT attach it to a lanyard.
The reasons for this:
1. To protect you from swing falls
2. To cause the brake to engage as quickly as possible in the event of a
fall. The brake engages with rapid downward acceleration, and a lanyard
attached to it may delay or prevent that. See point #1 about swing falls.
Ryan, N2RJ
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:00 PM, <towertalk-request@contesting.com> wrote:
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> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:04:20 -0600
> From: "EZ Rhino" <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] fall arrestor
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Cc: petesias@yahoo.com
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> Is it just me, or does is seem counterintuitive to have the fall arrest
> point on the harness in the center of your back? It seems like that would
> tend to pitch your head forward, making it more likely to smash your face
> into the tower bracing? I've fallen lots of times rock climbing with the
> rope attached to the front of my harness at waist level. That allows your
> arms and feet to stay in front of you so you can control (somewhat) how you
> contact the rock, and regain footing/handholds quickly.
>
> Chris
> KF7P
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Cc: <petesias@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] fall arrestor
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> > On my AN Wireless, the cable is about 4 inches out from the leg,
> > but since the one-way SALA ascender clips to a 6 ft fall
> > arrest lanyard that goes around to a D-ring point on the BACK of the
> > climber, that distance isn't critical. Just enough to keep it from
> rubbing
> > on the tower. Mark K6UFO
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