Yes - but make sure the end connections are free to rotate. You want to
test the tensile load not bending resistance. (its probably obvious and I
shouldn't have said it).
Jerry
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> From: Peter S. Lert <peterlert@montrose.net>
> Subject: Re: nicopress
> Date: 06 November 1997 00:12
>
> The easy way to put a big load on a cable is to stretch it between a
> couple of solid supports and hang a weight in the middle. You can work
> out the vectors with nothing more than some graph paper, a pencil, a
> ruler, and a protractor--and you'll be surprised at low little weight
> it'll take. You do need to know the modulus (i.e., ratio of pull to
> elongation) of the cable you're using, and the supports have to be
> _really_ solid.
>
> Alternatively, if you have access to a 700-lb spring scale or load cell,
> just put that at one end of the cable and add weight to the center (or
> just step on the bloody thing!) until you get the desired strain.
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