‰ NOW 13 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2017 QST PAGE 46 ‰ OF EXTRA ROOM FOR THE CABLE. NOTICE IN FIGURE 2 THAT THE DIMENSIONS ARE WRITTEN ON THE SLICK STRIPS. THE CONNECTION POINTS FROM THE CABLE TO THE WINCH, BOTTOM SECTIONS OF THE MAST, AND TERMINAL POINTS ON THE PULLEY BLOCKS MUST BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG AND SECURE. I USED AIRCRAFT QUALITY CABLE THAT HAS A BREAKING STRENGTH OF OVER 900 POUNDS, WHICH EXCEEDS THE WIDELY RECOMMENDED 101 DESIGN SAFETY FACTOR FOR OVERHEAD APPLICATIONS. CONNECTIONS SHOULD MATCH THIS OVERDESIGN. MY CONNECTION METHOD HAS THE ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ ADVANTAGE OF BEING VERY STRONG, WHILE LEAVING ALL THE CONNECTION HARDWARE ON THE INSIDE BOTTOM AREA OF THE TUBE. BECAUSE THE TUBES CAN NEVER COLLAPSE COMPLETELY DUE TO THE PULLEY BLOCKS NESTING AGAINST EACH OTHER, THERE IS A SMALL AREA AT THE BOTTOM INSIDE OF EACH TUBE THAT CAN BE USED FOR THESE CABLE CONNECTIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE 1 DETAIL. THIS IS ALSO THE AREA WHERE I PUT LIMIT SENSORS AND FAIL SAFE STOP BOLTS. ASSEMBLY ‰ END OF 13 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ