This cable at FS:
https://www.fs.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=31945

Their web page is saying long term tensile strength of 1200N.
Corning ST drop cable has a similar type of strength member and they say 400N.

At 1200N it would appear that I could hang that cable 600 feet with a 1% sag and I'd still be within strength limits.

So is this a lie like the horsepower on a shop vac, or could they be using some alternate but valid way of measuring tensile strength, or could it actually be correct?

I sometimes pretend I'm an engineer, but I'm wondering if any of you real engineers out there have any insight.

Thanks,
Adam


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