[TowerTalk] Guy tension gauge

Steve lists at oakcom.org
Wed Nov 25 18:42:24 EST 2020


There is only one direct method to measure wire tension which is 
agnostic to the wire material - a dynamo meter.

Other methods such as deflection, pulse counting, catenary sag, etc, 
require knowledge of the wire construction and materials.

-Steve K8LX

On 11/25/2020 6:31 PM, Steve wrote:
> Probably not if you're thinking of deflection gauges. Of course you can 
> use a standard deflection gauge in the short steel EHS section of a guy 
> wire near the ground, which is a *normal* component of Philly guy systems.
> 
> -Steve K8LX
> 
> On 11/25/2020 6:23 PM, John Simmons wrote:
> 
>> Are there gauges available for Phillystran?
>>
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