slipstream1
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join:2005-11-15
Jacksonville, TX
| reply to jdmarti1
Re: Tower guy wires
The guy wires will have a spec for the tension they should have in relation to the tower. The proper way to tension the guy wires would be with a dyno and a transit. You will want to make sure the tower is plumb as well as tensioned. Most newer wires will have a color code on the preform that will tell you what the size is and what the tension should be. You should also be able to do a rebound test on the wires to determine the tension of the wires. look on the internet and find out the time it takes a wire to rebound from a hard hit on it with your hand. You hit the wire and time the rebound. That time correlates with the size of wire and will ball park the tension for you. Then you can tell if it is close or loose. |
