Ripcord pull force scale

[steelyeye 0]

Anyone have any advice about where to purchase and what to look for in a pull force scale? All the ones I have seen/used have been of the old "spring" variety, but some of the digital fish scales on the market (fish scale) look like they would do a good job. I don't know if they record the maximum pull force.

Thanks!

"Better a has-been than a never-was. Better a never-was than a never-tried-to-be..."

[kenneth21441 0]

ive always used a 22 and 25 pound weight bag, attached to the ripcord lightly.

22 pounds should deploy and I use the 25 pound one 2nd.

that is the only scalable method that I know and use.

Kenneth Potter
FAA Senior Parachute Rigger
Tactical Delivery Instructor (Jeddah, KSA)
FFL Gunsmith

[DSE 5]

this one records the break point

I assume it works as well. A local rigger borrowed mine for a few weeks, and then left it in my cabinet before moving away.

[steelyeye 0]

Now that is something I would not have thought of!

Thanks!

"Better a has-been than a never-was. Better a never-was than a never-tried-to-be..."

[usskydiver 0]

Here's what I use (sorry, don't know how to make it clicky).

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0012974014817a&navCount=1&podId=0012974&parentId=cat90002&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20166-cat90002&catalogCode=IH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat90002&hasJS=true