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Re: [clc] Is 10KN enough?:
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kachoong
Sep 9, 2010, 3:51 PM
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bearbreeder wrote: it does but then thicker wires aint that hard to do ... i suspect contact area matters more and they make the wire as thick as needed ... if someone chime in about how you just needs biggers wires .. go right ahead
So you're saying the number of kN they put on the stopper is due to contact area and not the strength of the wire?
clc wrote: I bet the wires break when the nut is UIAA tested because it is not in real rock. And in real rock the nut will usually pull before it breaks.
Have you guys never broken a wire, having it instead pull out first? You must climb some real choss.
edit... although admittedly I have not yet broken a wire rated at 10kN
(This post was edited by kachoong on Sep 9, 2010, 3:53 PM)
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Post edited by kachoong
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