On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:17:10 -0800 (PST), WYsixK wrote:
> Veeelllllyyyyy interestiing observation. Hmmmmmm. Maybe I should
> adjust my nesting fixture so there is some tension on the cable when
> it's down all the way. But I can never get tension on both the pull up
> and pull down portions of the cable at the same time. So I'm sorta
> stuck with some moisture ingress whether I like it or not.
I would guess that there is MUCH less stress applied to a pull-down
cable. Mind you, I've never been around a tower that had positive
pull-down, but my guess would be that you should leave it with full
weight on the support cable and not worry about the pull-down cable when
retracted.
gm
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