Swaged fittings are not comparable to these fittings. A swaged fitting
has a huge amount of surface area contact between fitting and wire
compared to the quick-attach. There is even a known reliability
difference between machine swaged and hand swaged that strongly favors
machine swaged.
I tightened the cones plenty. In fact, over tightening may have been
part of the issue.There is a reason why Suncor only markets these for
lifelines and other relatively light duty applications. I'm obviously
not the only one who experienced problems. Ignore the manufacturers
advice at your own peril. As I said, I've seen the problem first hand.
Ask Brion Toss if you need another opinion! :-)
Bill Bina
On 10/24/2014 7:30 AM, Josh Muckley wrote:
Bill,
Swaged fittings don't spread the wires to distribute the load either.
It sounds like maybe you didn't tighten the cones enough. I did some
destructive testing and had to physically beat the fitting apart to
get the wedges separated from the cone.
Josh
On Oct 24, 2014 6:22 AM, "Bill Bina via CnC-List"
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
I can tell you why. The quick-attach can SLIP far too easily.
Happened on my Babystay when I cranked the backstay. When I let
off the backstay, the previously firmly tightened babystay was
flopping around. The wire goes straight into the fitting with no
bends or "spread out" of the strands like the sta-lok. What makes
them so easy to use, also makes them prone to letting the cable
move, or even pull out.
Bill Bina
On 10/23/2014 11:02 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote:
I looked it up, the quick attach fittings are no longer
advised for standing rigging though I can't understand why.
And I was wrong they won't work with rod but WILL work with
all other types of wire.
Josh
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