yale xtc blaze or tacchyon

[Dean Lofthouse]

your problem is that tachyon is 11.5 rather than blaze at 11.1mm

try using your other clutch

also blaze is a bit firmer

 

Must have my ropes mixed up Bob.

 

The other rope was 13mm I was sure it was XTC, it was smooth as on that one but jerky on the tachyon with clutch changed

[Peter]

xtc fire or scorch @ 13mm diameter as opposed to yale blaze @ 11.1 mm diameter?

[bob]

Must have my ropes mixed up Bob.

 

The other rope was 13mm I was sure it was XTC, it was smooth as on that one but jerky on the tachyon with clutch changed

 

agreed but still the clutch you have put in is for 11mm so when it gets worn it will be ok

but tbh blaze would be better imo as it is 11mm

that is the beauty of the spiderjack same clutch 11-13mm

[Jonesie]

Yale Blaze is 11mm 24 strand

New England Tachyon is 11.5mm 24 strand

 

Sorry was wrong miss typed well spotted lads.

[Mr Ed]

I really like the XTC scorch, seems to be a 12mm rope, not sure if its meant to be slightly thinner and tighter than 'ordinary' XTC, but it seems really nice to use.

[Will Hinchliffe]

XTC Fire is really nice. Its 13mm. I find it really supple. It seems really different to the XTC spearment rope, but they both seem to have the same specs. The fire seems to be suppler and faster (smoother).

Edited December 9, 2008 by Will Hinchliffe

[Peter]

I read somewhere that scorch is 12.7mm, but that could be wrong. Maybe its just a tighter weave.

[Mr Ed]

It must be a tighter weave, as I put the calipers on it to compare it to the XTC fire, and its def. a touch narrower.

[Peter]

Is it your rope? Perhaps its the additional loading stretching out and making it thinner......

[scotspine1]

Yale XTC rope is the only rope to be given the A grade standard under the new RTC banding system, everything else is either B or C. 3 Strand Nylon is F, Multiplait is Z. Beal Baobab didn't even register as it was so bad.