<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Nigel, you may not be a rigger but your research is spot on.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am a rigger and I would concur with Nigel’s assessment if…a) I could look at the cable and b) I could take a couple lengths of it and have it pull tested by a professional lab. Home made pull testing results won’t stand up in court.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Finally, white rust, in my experience, is not uncommon.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Zat help?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 21, 2016, at 5:40 PM, Nigel Worsley via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">This document has lots of useful info<br class=""><a href="https://www.tatasteelconstruction.com/static_files/Tata%20Steel/content/Brands/SAB/English/resources/White%20rust%20on%20galvanized%20and%20galvanized%20pre-painted%20steel.pdf" class="">https://www.tatasteelconstruction.com/static_files/Tata%20Steel/content/Brands/SAB/English/resources/White%20rust%20on%20galvanized%20and%20galvanized%20pre-painted%20steel.pdf</a><br class=""><br class="">In particular:<br class="">"White rust is a complex, hydrated zinc carbonate/zinc hydroxide. It<br class="">is a corrosion<br class="">product of zinc formed under certain specific conditions of exposure."<br class=""><br class="">"Because of the large volume of white rust often apparent, it<br class="">frequently gives the misleading impression of extensive corrosion.<br class="">However, in the vast majority of cases,<br class="">white rust does not indicate serious degradation of the zinc coating<br class="">nor does it necessarily imply any likely reduction in the expected<br class="">life of the product. "<br class=""><br class="">Sounds like it is fine, but I am not a rigger!<br class=""><br class="">Nigel Worsley<br class=""><br class="">____________________________________________________________<br class="">For list information see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/><br class="">Stagecraft mailing list<br class="">Stagecraft@theatrical.net<br class="">http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>