BEACHON Tower Guy-Wire Tensions (lbs).....THIS SHOULD BE AN ON-GOING LOG
Inner to Outer...
South Guy-Wire:
Guy-Wire |
7/7/09 Sharon |
7/17/09 Ned |
8/28/09 Ned |
10/01/09 |
02/02/10 |
05/28/10 |
7/22/10 |
3/29/11 |
7/31/11 |
10/14/11 |
8/15/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inner (Close to tower) |
500 (425) |
425 |
350 |
375 |
350 |
250 |
385 |
380 |
300 |
320 |
275 |
|
550 (510) |
460 |
405 |
450 |
415 |
340 |
385 |
375 |
340 |
340 |
310 |
|
500 (420) |
380 |
355 |
350 |
350 |
300 |
395 |
365 |
325 |
330 |
320 |
|
500 (500) |
460 |
415 |
450 |
430 |
350 |
375 |
390 |
325 |
350 |
300 |
|
500 (400) |
370 |
330 |
325 |
320 |
275 |
440 |
400 |
350 |
380 |
345 |
Outer (Farthest) |
450 (400) |
350 |
330 |
350 |
340 |
290 |
390 |
350 |
335 |
340 |
300 |
Northwest Guy-Wire:
Guy-Wire |
7/7/09 Sharon |
7/17/09 Ned |
8/28/09 Ned |
10/01/09 |
02/02/10 |
05/28/10 |
7/22/10 |
3/29/11 |
7/31/2011 |
10/14/11 |
8/15/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inner (Close to tower) |
600 (490) |
450 |
375 |
380 |
360 |
300 |
450 |
440 |
350 |
390 |
330 |
|
550 (500) |
450 |
405 |
440 |
400 |
325 |
395 |
390 |
325 |
350 |
300 |
|
450 (500) |
470 |
445 |
450 |
450 |
390 |
475 |
440 |
425 |
430 |
400 |
|
600 (500) |
450 |
400 |
425 |
400 |
340 |
380 |
390 |
325 |
350 |
300 |
|
440 (415) |
410 |
355 |
375 |
355 |
300 |
425 |
390 |
350 |
370 |
320 |
Outer (Farthest) |
430 (400) |
360 |
345 |
350 |
340 |
300 |
400 |
390 |
350 |
360 |
330 |
Northeast Guy-Wire (nearest to the road)
Guy-Wire |
7/7/09 Sharon |
7/17/09 Ned |
8/28/09 Ned |
10/01/09 |
02/02/10 |
05/28/10 |
7/22/10 |
3/29/11 |
7/29/11 |
10/14/11 |
8/15/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inner (Close to tower) |
580 (470) |
440 |
360 |
400 |
395 |
300 |
420 |
410 |
340 |
355.5 |
340 |
|
600 (550) |
500 |
425 |
450 |
440 |
350 |
450 |
450 |
370 |
400 |
360 |
|
680 (670) |
590 |
575 |
625 |
610 |
525 |
500 |
550 |
500 |
550 |
520 |
|
500 (460) |
450 |
375 |
375 |
380 |
300 |
425 |
400 |
340 |
360 |
340 |
|
600 (525) |
500 |
425 |
440 |
405 |
325 |
475 |
425 |
400 |
410 |
400 |
Outer (Farthest) |
480 (405) |
410 |
360 |
400 |
370 |
330 |
450 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
Modifications:
090717, jwm Added readings by Ned Patton on 7/17/09. Note roughly 100-lb drop on each, but there was no shift on the anchors/base per-paint applied; ie stretching.
090828, egp Anchors did not exhibit any shifting, added new readings to the tables above.
091001, csg Anchors looked good. Tensions were fine. May need some tensioning on South guy-wires soon.
100528, egp Anchors looked good, not shifting. Kurt recommends re-tensioning guy wires complete with transits to re-plumb tower. July 2010?
7/22/10 re-tensioned all guy wires using transits to plumb tower, also replaced 7m & 15m trh cables as well as 7m trh sensor.
111014, csg Check tensions. All looked great!
8/15/2012: csg Tower looking a little odd up top. Ned did notice the tower was a little wabbly towards the top. Tower should be re-tensioned this year.