[TowerTalk] Cable on winch drum

[Don]

This is another item (among many on theFulton installation sheet which 
is available on line) which should always be remembered. I suspect other 
competitive winch manufacturers offer the same advice on the gambit of 
issues to consider.

"‡ Assure there is adequate safety factor, of at least 3 times the 
maximum load for all components used." Never ever undersize the cable 
you use.

Don W7WLL

On 4/15/2019 11:19 PM, Don wrote:
> From the Fulton K2550 winch instructions. Useful for other how to's too.
>
> ‡ "Always maintain a minimum of three (3) complete wraps of cable or 
> rope on the drum"
>
> This supports Ron's note. This is cable wraps, not layers.
>
> Don W7WLL
>
> On 4/15/2019 7:30 PM, Don Moman VE6JY wrote:
>> 2 or maybe 3 wraps (nice and snug) not layers is what you want...
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 2:23 AM Ron Young W8RJL via TowerTalk <
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>>
>>> Somewhere I read that there should be a minimum of 2 layers of steel 
>>> cable
>>> on a hand winch drum before the winch starts to pick up the load. 
>>> Can any
>>> one confirm. I will be raising a US Tower MA40 mast from horizontal to
>>> vertical. Thanks & 73 Ron W8RJL
>>>
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