That is 269 lbs. Not a lot.
What is the weight per unit distance?
At .05 lbs per foot and with this much tension you will have 8' of sag in
the middle.
https://www.spaceagecontrol.com/calccabl.htm?F=269&a=600&q=.05&g=32.18503937&Submit+Button=Calculate
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2018 10:46 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] Drop cable tensile strength
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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