[TowerTalk] Phillystran Tension Gage

[Steve Dyer]

Loos says "All readings are based on 302/304 1x19 S.S breaking strengths".
Always wondered how to translate to different cable materials such as EHS?
Or does it not really matter...
73,
Steve
W1SRD

On 7/12/2021 21:09, Tim Duffy wrote:
> The required steel leaders at the ground ends are in series with your
> Phillystan - no worries - so no problem for the Loos Gage.
>
> https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/loo-pt-2
>
> 73,
> Tim K3LR @ DX Engineering.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of John
> Keating
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2021 11:53 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; kb8nnu at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran Tension Gage
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> After searching far and wide to come to the conclusion there is none
> commercially available, I built my own tension gauge based on a suggestion
> from K6OK who did the engineering on my tower. It involved a 6' 2x4 with
> pulleys at each end and required calibrating the deflection under load of
> the phillystran in the center of the span between the pulleys using a pull
> gauge (I used a cheap fishing scale). You can sanity check the results with
> a bit of trigonometry.
>
>   
>
> John
>
>   
>
> On 7/12/2021 7:22 AM, Dave Eagle wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I recently put up a 40' Glen Martin tower with phillystran guys (.22").?? I
> was looking for a way? to measure the tension on the Phillystran >to balance
> the install out.? I was originally thinking I could utilize the Loos PT-1 or
> PT-2 but the ranges don't match the manufacturers >specs.? The GM docs that
> I have call for 100-175 lbs.
>
>> Is there anything available to measure the force in that range that will
> take a .22" phillystran?
>
>> Thanks,
>> DaveKB8NNU
>   
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