I wrote: > In particular there is no reason for there to be any significant tension is > the cable at the base.
Pigeon writes: > There would have to be a tension at the base greater than the weight of > the heaviest load you expected to send up. In the scale of this thing that is not a significant amount of tension. > You'd also have to make an allowance for the tension created by the wind > blowing it sideways; that might be rather large. That should be handled by dynamic controls. I agree it would involve some tension, but again not much compared to the tension at the top. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
