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Can anyone help me with a general working principle for the measurement of tension in a cable?
How Is Tension Measured in a Cable?
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cd19 said:Can anyone help me with a general working principle for the measurement of tension in a cable?
Hmm? You pull one end with a certain force and keep the other end tied. The tension will be equal to that force.
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