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will this item work on a metal cable?
By mgo2527015
Ranked #547 - Belay and Rappel Devices
November 3, 2008
will this item work on a metal cable?
View Details: Petzl Stop Descender
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
By Angus Bohanon
Ranked #70 - Belay and Rappel Devices
November 3, 2008
No. Not at all. Ropes only, and it's intended for climbing ropes (nylon, 9-12 mm). If you could even get a metal cable into it, which is unlikely, it would probably not slide at all, and if it did it would eat through the device really fast.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes
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