[TowerTalk] Pulley at the top corner of an inverted L

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Tue Apr 30 17:57:01 EDT 2019


On 4/30/2019 12:17 PM, N4ZR wrote:
> It strikes me that having the bend move, however slightly, on the wire 
> is likely to be less destructive than just having a sharp bend moving 
> through an insulator end..

If the movement is sufficient, either can eventually stress the copper 
enough that it can eventually break. While it doesn't solve this issue, 
the suggestion of an non-conductive marine pulley is a very good one 
(although it would NOT be a good idea for bare copper).

73, Jim K9YC




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