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Pro tip: a 3-day job in a Chicago high-rise turned into a 2-week nightmare because of a single sheave groove.
The groove was worn just enough to cause a skip we couldn't isolate, and we had to pull the entire assembly. Anyone else ever get fooled by something that subtle?
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mark_mitchell19d ago
It's always the tiny things that cause the biggest headaches.
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wells.karen15d ago
Used to think people were overreacting about small stuff. Then I spent three hours tracing a bad connection to a single bent pin.
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williamm8219d ago
Yeah, that's the kind of thing that'll haunt you. Did you catch it with a visual inspection first, or was it only obvious once you started running cable under load? I've seen grooves that look fine until you put real tension on the line.
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