[TowerTalk] Installing and tensioning guywires

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/21/2006 12:15:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  There is no shelf life to grips if they are stored properly  (dry/shaded 
conditions).  And I don't think that the main gripping is  done by the grit in 
the inside; it's done by the Chinese finger torture  design.  My belief is 
that the three month limit is that once they are  wrapped in place, they develop 
a shape memory and may not provide the same  gripping ability. The grit inside 
is just some gravy that is  added.
 
    Actually the grit provides about 40% of the  gripping power. 
 
    You're right about the 3-month limit. The problem  is that after that 
there is too much grit left behind when it's removed that  it loses a bunch of 
gripping power. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH