langcliffe said:Ian Ball said:screw link every time
You won't be saying that at my age when your fingers don't work as well as they used to!
spanner to the rescue.
langcliffe said:Ian Ball said:screw link every time
You won't be saying that at my age when your fingers don't work as well as they used to!
caver63751 said:Also of note, there are other non-locking carabiners in the 20-25 g range that may cost less than the Edelrid Nineteen G, which is currently the lightest on the market if I'm not mistaken.
mikem said:7kN was I believe the 1 inch tubular sling, others failed at lower loading, but it didn't say whether drop tests (I assume it was) or steadily increasing loads...
From Aussie website, who makes his money doing tests for rope access:
https://www.ropelab.com.au/category/free/articles/
pwhole said:I remember at school bending bars of McCowan's Highland Toffee slowly (and eventually stretching them out), but you could still snap them if you moved your hand quickly enough. Are the two issues related perchance? As in there's a threshold velocity that suddenly overcomes structural stability?Chocolate fireguard said:I know quite a few people who believe that a (say) 7kN load during a drop test is more likely to break something than a steady 7kN load, but I have yet to hear what I consider to be a convincing explanation of why that should be.
pwhole said:I remember at school bending bars of McCowan's Highland Toffee slowly (and eventually stretching them out), but you could still snap them if you moved your hand quickly enough. Are the two issues related perchance? As in there's a threshold velocity that suddenly overcomes structural stability?Chocolate fireguard said:I know quite a few people who believe that a (say) 7kN load during a drop test is more likely to break something than a steady 7kN load, but I have yet to hear what I consider to be a convincing explanation of why that should be.