[TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning

[Donald Chester]

> Steve NR4M <steve at nr4m.com>  wrote:

> I have often thought of doing just what you have done, which is a 'must'
> if you want to use a Loos gauge with confidence.  My problem is that I
> didn't have any sort of strain gauge to throw into the mix.


You don't need an additional strain gauge; the Loos will do it all.  Just attach a short piece of the recommended wire rope end-on-end to a piece of EHS, and  string the whole thing between two trees or other fixed objects, attached at one end through the turnbuckle and come-along.  Bring up some tension  with the come-along and then, snap the Loos gauge across the wire rope to determine the tension on the line, then without touching the turnbuckle or the come-along, or anything else that might change the tension, move the Loos gauge over to the EHS section and take another reading, then record the tension you measured on the wire rope and the reading you get with the gauge on the EHS.  Adjust the tension in steps using the come-along and turnbuckle, and repeat the procedure at each step and that way you can produce a correct chart for use with EHS. At each step you will notice that the two readings will be far different, but each will be a correct reading for for the type of cable the gauge is clamped onto.

73, 

Don k4kyv