[TowerTalk] Phillystran As Strong As They Claim?

[Wayne Kline]

No you did nothing wrong. I have used Phillystran for yagi truss for years,, and When I took my Hi Gain Discovery 3 element down  , I observed the exact description of compressed. deformed outer jacket you described. There were numerous ICE storms and the loading wires added to the weight so much that the antenna elements  were Upside down U bolts. And the Phillystran held.   I no longer have access to a Tensile strength machine. BUT what  I have experienced the forces exceeded the 1200 lb load rating and survived for YEARS   YMMV   Wayne W3EA
 > Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:42:04 -0500
> From: wewill747 at gmail.com
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Phillystran As Strong As They Claim?
> 
> I used 1200I Philliystran for a small dipole pole support.  The end of the
> Philliystran was terminated, per their directions, using one of their
> termination kits (4 cable clamps and a thimble).  When I was done, the
> termination looked just like one of their pictures.
> 
> I recently took the dipole down and unscrewed the Philliystran clamps.  I
> was surprised to find at each point where the a clamp was placed, the two
> pieces of Philliystran were each permanently indented in a “U” shape, and
> at the thinnest part of the “U” it measured only about 0.092 inches thick
> (I used my micrometer).
> 
>          Can the Philliystran really have a break strength of 1,200 pounds
> (as they advertise) with the type of deformation I have described?  Or, did
> I do something wrong?
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help.
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