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Re: Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects

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Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects
From: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 08:29:14 -0400
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On 07/20/2012 07:07 PM, ZR wrote:
> If the WD-11A is so weak and a repair problem why not support it on one of
> the higher strength fishing lines as a messenger?

Just a clarification here:

WD1A is plenty strong until a behemoth tree falls on it and breaks 
it. The splice then leads to a new failure point unless you can be 
100% certain of keeping water out of the splice. The reason is the 
steel strands that give it strength rust through very quickly if 
water gets to it.

I do know how to keep water out of things, but when you're standing 
on a steep ice-covered slope hoping not to end up wrapped around a 
tree 100 feet down-slope or underneath ice in the river, the quality 
of work is not always perfect. :)    Preferably, work in such 
locations is to be avoided altogether.

73,
Paul N1BUG
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