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Right. Steel cables have to be oiled internally if flexed frequently. This was a major cause of cable failure in gym exercise machines for decades. Newer exerci
by Animats 1y ago
Right. Steel cables have to be oiled internally if flexed frequently. This was a major cause of cable failure in gym exercise machines for decades. Newer exercise machines tend to use synthetic flat straps over pulleys.
- kragen 1y agoThe Sandia paper also claimed that steel cables need a larger pulley radius.