[TowerTalk] Loos PT-2

[Sanborn Fredrick-WFS004]

Stan,
  Thanks for the tip!  Its so simple, I'm embarased that I didn't think of
this one myself.  I have been using the gauge without checking its accuracy
but now will check.
73  	Fred KG9X

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Stan Griffiths [SMTP:w7ni@teleport.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, December 10, 1998 11:46 PM
> To:	Chuck k; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Loos PT-2
> 
> 
> Hi Chuck,
> 
> You can calibrate it yourself pretty easily.  Just take about 10 feet of
> extra 3/16 EHS and hang it vertically from something like a tree limb or
> a garage ceiling joist.  Then suspend known weights from it until you
> know it is supporting 400 lb.  Check  the tension with the Loos gauge and
> note the reading.
> 
> You can use cement blocks, bricks, railroad iron, or anything else for
> weights that you can weigh one at a time on your bathroom scale.  You can
> tie a five gallon bucket on the 3/16 EHS to hold the smaller weights that
> are not so easy to attach to the 3/16 EHS.  Include the weight of the
> bucket, too.
> 
> Stan  w7ni@teleport.com
> 
> Chuck k wrote:
> 
> > Hello
> >
> > I just bought the Loos PT-2 and will be adjusting the guys on a new
> > 190' rohn 25 for the first time. Can Someone tell me what I should be
> > reading on the gauge using 3\16 EHS and looking for 400# on a nice
> > 60deg day. Has any body calibrated one of these for the 3\16 cable
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chuckk
> > kb2ahz
> >
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