In a message dated 8/21/01 5:01:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, w5kp@swbell.net
writes:
> Whilst at the local rigging shop the other day, I saw for sale some "chinese
> fingercuff" type things made from woven springy steel wire, used for
pulling
> cable. Phone company uses some, as do some electrical contractors. They are
> about a foot or so long, and distribute the weight of the pull evenly on
the
> jacket for their entire length. One of these in about 1/2" diameter would
> seem to be the trick, or one at each level of the crankup if you're worried
> about the cable pulling itself apart.
These are Kellem grips and are very handy for taking the weight of a
cable. They're particularly valuable when you've got a lot of unsupported
cable weight; i.e. when you're hoisting it and attaching it to the tower and
on crank-ups.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
Tower Tech
Champion Radio Products
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