Kurt,
>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?
Not really. The guage should be calibrated for whatever cable one
intends
to measure. It's that simple.
73,
Charlie, N0TT
On Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:27:43 -0700 KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk@earthlink.net>
writes:
>
> > After searching far and wide to come to the conclusion there is
> none
> > commercially available, I built my own tension gauge
>
> 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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