I've been told that 10% of the breaking point is about right for both
EHS and Phillystran. My tower has Philly for the top, 21-foot
power-pole insulators plus EHS for the middle set, and EHS insulated at
the tower end for the bottom. I just set everything to 400 lb, and the
tower is very comfortable to climb.
When talking about measuring tension, Don't forget the Loos gauge
<http://loosnaples.com/how-tos/tension-gauges>. It's easy to use,
rugged, and relatively cheap.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 9/6/2012 3:44 AM, John E. Cleeve wrote:
Good morning,
I have been looking for detail on setting the correct tension of mast guy
ropes, both for EHS and synthetic. In the past, mention has been made of
the "cyclic method" for setting guy tension. I came across this link :-
http://www.wirelessestimator.com/industryinfoselect.cfm?categid=697
which although is an advertisement, it does contain details of the cyclic
method, which might be of interest to the group.
73, sincerely, John G3JVC/GM3JVC.
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