[TowerTalk] Fwd: Why galvanized crank up cables instead of stainless?

[Hans Hammarquist]

Correct! Can be fixed by using larger size blocks, but we are probably talking about major rework on an existing tower.


Hans - N2JFS



-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Zimmerman N3OX <n3ox at n3ox.net>
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 11:59 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Why galvanized crank up cables instead of stainless?


>  I realize that they are not as strong,
> but they could simply be sized appropriately.

I think stainless cable may be considerably more susceptible to bending fatigue.
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