Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:33:08 -0600
From: Chris <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>
To: "towertalk@contesting.com reflector" <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident
Yeah that's it!
If the spring is at the top instead of the bottom then it serves as a shock
load device to "cushion" the impact if you do fall.
Chris
KF7P
## Not a chance ! the spring + turnbuckle go at the base of the tower. The
spring is to keep the cable taut.
To cushion the impact, in some cases, heavy duty flat spring steel, formed into
an inverted U is used at the top of the
tower..with one leg of the U bolted to the tower..and the cable terminating on
the 2nd leg of the U. Even on those
systems, IF somebody falls, the U shaped spring steel is tossed..and replaced.
It’s a one time use only device.
## Big difference between a static load and a dynamic load. Jump off your
kitchen table onto some bathroom scales,
and get somebody else to take the instantaneous weight readings. They will
at least triple your body weight.
Jim VE7RF
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