That fiber glass central strength member is pretty strong.  I think you could 
use it as a tow rope.

From: Chris Fabien 
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2018 11:34 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Drop cable tensile strength

My guess it will not be much different strength than corning drop.  

FS does make some drop with steel wire reinforcement, I'm not sure if that 
would be any better because of the higher weight. 

On Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 12:48 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:

  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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