As Tom said, it is firmly attached. The end of the cable is clamped down to
the side of the drum. You are fine.
73
Bob
K6UJ
> On Jun 4, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Thomas Noel <tnoel@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Tony,
>
> Surely you know that the cable is not just friction wrapped onto the spool?
> It is firmly attached, and it is actually a stronger winch on the first layer
> of cable than on 2nd and 3rd layer.
>
> What you have now is perfect.
>
> Thomas W Noel
> KF7RSF
>
>> On Jun 4, 2015, at 12:07 PM, Tony <dxdx@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>> All:
>>
>> I recently replaced the Fulton K1550 winch on my U.S. Tower rasing fixture
>> with a Fulton K2550. It was a direct swap so I didn't have to modify
>> mounting plate.
>>
>> My only concern is that the wider spool of the K2550 has 2 layers of cable
>> on it so it will be down to last layer when the tower is tilted over.
>>
>> Although most of the last layer will still be on the spool, I need to be
>> sure that it provides enough grip to safely lower and raise the tower. The
>> K1550 had 3 1/2 layers to work with.
>>
>> So should I leave it as is or buy a longer cable?
>>
>> Tony
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