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1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby kjorn » Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:20 am

I fucked up. I bought 1.5mm dyneema for pigtails not realising quite how thin 1.5mm is. It seems thinner than my actual kite lines.

Can I still use it? It's unsleeved...

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby nixmatters » Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:58 pm

What Dyneema line is it?

I mocked up a pigtail with 1,3mm 300kg line and it looks really sweet:
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Haven't tested it yet

Just make few extra sets and replace when you get signs of wear.

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby BillyGoatGruff » Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:17 pm

No. Use minimum 3mm to 4mm for pigtails. Try and get Dyneema SK99 (super strong stuff)

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby nixmatters » Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:30 pm

BillyGoatGruff wrote:
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No. Use minimum 3mm to 4mm for pigtails. Try and get Dyneema SK99 (super strong stuff)
I'd argue here. SK99 is absolutely not necessary if you use a thicker line. Abrasion resistance is much more important and SK99 has less of it than SK75, SK78 or Spectra 1000.
SK99 is just a bit stonger than above mentioned alternatives and has slightly lower elongation, which irrelevant for pigtails.

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby Onda » Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:00 pm

Strength of any 1.5 mm Dyneema is more than enough. Particularly if you use a loop as pigtail (2 x the line, only half of the total load per line).
Only issue could be the cutting effect of such a thin line. It might cut the other line (to which the pigtail is connected) under high load?

3 mm line is ideal for making pigtails out of it.

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby kjorn » Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:16 pm

It's for break lines on my high wind kite....

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby merl » Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:42 pm

BillyGoatGruff wrote:
Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:17 pm
No. Use minimum 3mm to 4mm for pigtails. Try and get Dyneema SK99 (super strong stuff)
4mm? You must be joking!

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby BillyGoatGruff » Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:07 pm

4mm? You must be joking!
Not at all...get your kite out and measure the kite pigtails... they sure aren't 1.5mm. Most are probably around the 3mm mark, my Torch is 3.5mm.

I found this from a previous kiteforum search: (spot on advice as you are specking for abrasion by salt & sand and shock loads):
The reason to overspec pigtails is that they are constantly flexed around small diameters and get sand in them. They can get pretty soft and fuzzy after a bit. 2.5mm is ok in initial strength, but how long will you trust it?
3-4mm can last years, so not a bad idea if you kite in sandy areas, or get bored splicing new pigtails...
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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby BillyGoatGruff » Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:11 pm

Strength of any 1.5 mm Dyneema is more than enough
... average breaking strain of SK75 1.5mm = 280kg.. :o I'm sticking with 3mm+.

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Re: 1.5mm dyneema pigtails?

Postby merl » Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:51 pm

BillyGoatGruff wrote:
Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:07 pm
4mm? You must be joking!
Not at all...get your kite out and measure the kite pigtails... they sure aren't 1.5mm. Most are probably around the 3mm mark, my Torch is 3.5mm.



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I never said pigtails should be 1.5mm. I'm saying that 4mm line is ridiculously over dimentioned for pigtails is all. Same comments in the thread you just linked.
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