>
> Phillystran grips are VERY different from EHS grips:
>
> !> they are wound in the reverse direction from EHS grips
> 2> the inside diameter is different from any EHS grip
> 3>they are much longer than any EHS grips
Makes me glad I never tried to use them that way.
I've always used EHS with wire thimbles and clamps which is a royal pain in
more ways than one.
>
> They are made of galvanized steel and this makes the appearance quite
> similar.
>
> The much lower manufacturing volume, increased amount of material and the
> extra level in the distribution chain makes Phillystran grips cost more
> than
> equivalent strength EHS grips.
>
> We purchase EHS grips directly from the manufacturer but we are not
> allowed
> to do this with Phillystran grips.
>
> Shameless plug follows:
> Both types of grips are stocked at Texas Towers
That's where I've been purchasing them. <:-))
BTW, I just checked the topy guy tension and it's still right on after
nearly six years.
>
73
Roger (K8RI)
> 73,
> Gerald Williamson, K5GW
> General Manager, Texas Towers
>
>
> In a message dated 12/20/2006 4:45:13 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net writes:
>
>
>
>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/19/2006 5:28:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>>
>>> I'd feel comfortable using a guy grip on 7-strand steel cable tram
>> line, since that's what it was designed for. According to my
>> understanding, one can't re-use the same guy grip over and over... so
>> it
>> would have to be tossed at the end of the job (unless you're saving the
>> tram line with the guy grip for reuse at a future date). I don't know
>> how the manufacturer feels about using a guy grip designed for 7-strand
>> cable on wire rope of the same diameter; the manufacturer's Prime
>> Directive applies here. Maybe there are grips designed specifically
>> for
>> wire rope.
>>
>
>
> Looking at them they appear to use the same grips on EHS as they do
> Phillistran or are looks deceiving?
>
>
>
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