The Loos tension gauge is for sailboat rigging. You can place it across
Phillystran, I have done this out of curiosity however I do not recall the
results well enough to post them. Since you're using .22" Phillystran
(2,100# breaking strength) with 100-175 pounds of tension it does not appear
that the guy wires are doing a whole lot.
John KK9A
KD7JYK wrote:
I'm super confused here. I haven't looked for tension gauges since
putting up my own mast in 2013, and haven't looked again until a few
moments ago. I got 22.71 million hits for sites, and enough pics to
choke the internet, with tension gauges ranging from small handheld
models for string, to gauges for suspension bridges, most in the range
of anything any of us would ever use, wire, rope, cable, you name it.
If price is a concern, and it's a one-shot deal, look at belt tension
gauges at an auto parts store. Even the companies that supply bits and
pieces for our hobby, supply the tools, and gauges to install, test, and
use them (look up guy wire tension gauge, or cable tension gauge, or
even rigging gauges if you're into boating). Perhaps, and I don't know,
does Phillystran require something more complex, and specialized than
any other material under tension that fits in the gauge?
Kurt
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