[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: I think it might be worth investing in a guy wire tension gauge

[Patrick Greenlee]

Maybe more of the mech eng types could ring in on this one but with 
quite small deflections as generated by wire tension gauges I would 
expect the variations in readings from SS sailboat rigging to EHS to be 
minimal and as Grant said for relative measurements used to equalize 
tension the absolute value of the reading is not important only the 
variation from one wire to the next.

I have seen but never owned a tension gauge and have tuned plenty of 
sailboat rigs using an eyeball up the  mast and a personally 
"calibrated" archery type tug on the cables at equal distant positions. 
I never had to deal with jumper struts or wires with their lower ends 
terminated aloft.

As a more cautious "senior" the cost of a tension gauge vs the cost of 
disaster would drive me to getting my hands on a gauge irrespective of 
the number of installations reported to have survived for centuries of 
major storms after being calibrated by the integration of intuition, 
Ouija board sessions, and responses from the "Magic 8 Ball."

Patrick        NJ5G

On 1/28/2016 12:07 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
> Good idea, however, it is specified for a 5/32 max wire diameter. IIRC 
> that is less than 3/16 or 1/4" EHS that is used for tower guys. Then 
> the not so small matter it is designed for 1x19 stainless steel wire 
> rope, not 1x7 EHS guy wire.
>
> A model with 3/16 to 9/32 wire capacity is the Loos 90 Model B, again 
> for 1x19 sailboat rigging.  With the substantial flexibility 
> difference between these rope constructions it will need to be 
> calibrated with a dynamometer tension gauge for the EHS being 
> measured.  Otherwise the readings are only relative, which is useful.
>
> available at West Marine and
> http://www.shopsoundboatworks.com/losttega5mm7.html?cmp=googleproducts&kw=losttega5mm7&gclid=CNz8zcXny8oCFUhcfgod_JIL4A 
>
>
> Grant KZ1W
>
>
> On 1/27/2016 17:35 PM, dw wrote:
>> AH! Silly me! :-D
>> So LOCOLOC is a sub-division of Loos?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2016, at 05:06 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>>> It looks identical to a Loos PT1 because it is a Loos PT1
>>>
>>> John KK9A
>>>
>>>
>>> To:     Arnie Pfingst <arnie123 at hotmail.com>, TowerTalk at contesting.com
>>> Subject:        [TowerTalk] I think it might be worth investing in a 
>>> guy
>>> wire    tension gauge
>>> From:   dw <bw_dw at fastmail.fm>
>>> Date:   Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:48:31 -0800
>>>
>>> I'm looking at one that seems identical to the Loose gauge.
>>> Seems like its worth the cost to ensure all guy lines are tensioned up
>>> equally.
>>>
>>> http://www.zoro.com/locoloc-tension-gauge-70-to-800-lb-pt-1/i/G6231005/?gcli 
>>>
>>> d=CIP4pJaGy8oCFYQYHwoddiMEjg&gclsrc=aw.ds
>>>
>>> But its good for up to 800lbs.
>>>
>>>
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