--- "Gordon.W.I. McMillan" <gwim2@student.open.ac.uk>
wrote:
> Oh well, I sit corrected 8-)
++++++++++++++++++++++
All righty, then!!
You've come close to knocking one of my favorite
tools, here. Us electricians use capstan winches very
often to pull wire through conduit. In that case and
others where a fine touch is required the capstan is
better as the motion can be stopped just by letting
the rope go slack. The pull can then be started again
by a slight pull on the rope, or the force of the pull
can varied by the tension placed on the rope by the
operator.
It does however take a lot of heavy rope that can't be
stored on a drum nearby, it has to be separately
spooled.
Its really easy to operate and quite safe, too.
>
> It's just that the capstan LOOKS such a swine to
> operate - have a look at
> the operating diagrammes in the GPA manual if you
> want a good laugh. In
> contrast Mr Braden's product is simply as case of
> hook it on and waggle
> the lever, plus you are further out the way in case
> something untoward
> happens.
>
> Obviously a restored M29C or GPA must have a capstan
> on the deck, and an
> ordinary jeep looks quite good with one too, but the
> sort of tricks you
> can do with a drum winch, like winching the truck
> off the ground or
> cutting a car in half - are just that much more
> difficult with a capstan
> type......
++++++++++++++++
One also has to realize that the load can't be lowered
with a capstan, the rope will be forced off the drum!!
Joe F.
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