[TowerTalk] Which type of cable for a crank-up tower?

[VE6WZ_Steve]

Steve:

What is a "Fixed flaw" ????
I really do not mean to be difficult Steve, but exactly what is the science 
behind this??
Do you have a reference?
Where did you get this information exactly?
In my documentation, US tower has no reference about not stopping the tower 
in the same place.
Are cables not meant to bend?
It seems to me the cable is permanently "set" on the drum when its down and 
I don't see this as a problem.

Steve.

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From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 9:12 AM
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; <ve6wz at shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Which type of cable for a crank-up tower?

>
>
>>  I do not wish to hi-jack this thread, but over the years  I have seen
> this
> same comment repeated about a cable "retaining a set" if  left in the same
> position.
>
>>  Why is this a  problem???
>
>    Because it puts a fixed flaw in the cable.  It won't take many moving
> cable cycles for it to break so I'd say it's a  potentially fatal problem.
>
>>  I have had my US tower for 12 years, it rests in the  same place when
> down,
> and stops in the same place when up.....have not  noticed any problems.
> Does it matter if the cable stops in the same place  all the time?
>
>    Umm, yes. I don't recommend it because of the set  that the cable takes
> - see above. I highly recommend NOT having it  stop at the same spot every
> time. Vary the resting spot (up and down) and  you'll spread the wear over 
> a
> bigger area, thus decreasing the wear and  increasing the reliability of
> the installation.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
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