SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 22 AWG DOUBLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BHAP-25 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 7 75 300 1 3 100 300 2 2 125 300 3 5 150 300 4 11 175 300 6 8 200 400 6 6 225 400 8 3 250 500 8 2 275 500 9 10 300 600 9 9 325 600 11 5 350 600 13 3 375 700 13 1 400 700 14 10 425 800 14 8 450 900 14 8 475 900 16 4 500 1000 16 3 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 11 1 10 2 11 4 4 5 11 7 10 8 3 10 2 10 8 12 7 13 2 15 1 17 2 17 8 19 9 20 4 21 0 23 1 23 9 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 435 488 531 564 591 612 757 780 915 939 1068 1093 1115 1241 1265 1386 1502 1527 1641 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 7 1 3 2 3 3 6 5 0 6 9 6 8 8 5 8 4 10 1 10 1 11 9 13 7 13 6 15 3 15 2 15 3 16 11 17 0 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 439 486 519 543 560 708 726 867 999 1022 1150 1273 1297 1418 1442 1561 1677 1791 1816 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 9 1 8 2 11 4 7 6 6 6 8 8 9 8 11 9 2 11 1 11 5 11 9 13 7 13 11 15 10 16 2 16 6 17 0 18 9 BHAP-50 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 9 75 300 1 7 100 300 2 11 125 300 4 6 150 300 6 6 175 400 6 7 200 400 8 7 225 500 8 9 250 600 9 0 275 600 10 10 300 700 11 1 325 800 11 5 350 800 13 2 375 900 13 6 400 900 15 4 425 1000 15 7 450 1100 15 11 475 1200 16 3 500 1200 18 0 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 0 2 1 3 6 5 2 7 3 7 9 9 11 10 6 11 3 13 4 14 1 14 11 16 11 17 10 19 11 20 9 21 8 22 8 24 9 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 1 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 22 AWG DOUBLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BHAP-100 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 1 1 75 300 2 4 100 300 4 2 125 400 4 11 150 400 7 0 175 500 7 8 200 600 8 4 225 700 9 0 250 800 9 9 275 900 10 6 300 1000 11 3 325 1100 12 0 350 1200 12 9 375 1200 14 8 400 1300 15 5 425 1400 16 2 450 1500 16 11 475 1600 17 8 500 1700 18 5 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 3 2 8 4 7 5 6 7 9 8 8 9 8 10 9 11 10 13 0 14 2 15 4 16 6 18 8 19 10 21 0 22 3 23 6 24 9 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 443 477 498 642 660 801 936 1067 1195 1319 1442 1563 1682 1709 1827 1944 2059 2174 2288 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 1 2 5 4 2 4 11 7 1 7 9 8 6 9 3 10 0 10 10 11 7 12 5 13 3 15 2 16 0 16 10 17 8 18 6 19 4 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 2 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 22 AWG SINGLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BHAS-25 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 4 75 300 0 10 100 300 1 5 125 300 2 3 150 300 3 2 175 300 4 4 200 300 5 8 225 300 7 2 250 300 8 10 275 300 10 9 300 350 10 11 325 400 11 3 350 450 11 7 375 500 11 11 400 500 13 7 425 500 15 4 450 600 14 4 475 600 16 0 500 600 17 8 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 9 1 6 2 5 3 6 4 8 6 1 7 7 9 3 11 2 13 2 13 11 14 10 15 10 16 10 18 9 20 10 20 11 22 10 24 11 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 418 472 520 561 597 628 655 678 698 716 802 884 962 1038 1060 1080 1206 1228 1249 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 5 0 11 1 6 2 4 3 4 4 6 5 10 7 4 9 0 10 10 11 2 11 6 11 11 12 4 14 0 15 9 14 10 16 6 18 3 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 430 484 527 562 590 613 697 778 858 935 958 1086 1110 1132 1256 1279 1399 1422 1538 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 7 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 7 6 3 7 0 7 9 8 6 9 4 11 1 10 11 12 7 14 5 14 2 15 11 15 9 17 6 17 4 BHAS-50 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 6 75 300 1 2 100 300 2 0 125 300 3 2 150 300 4 6 175 300 6 2 200 350 6 10 225 400 7 7 250 450 8 4 275 500 9 1 300 500 10 10 325 600 10 7 350 600 12 3 375 600 14 1 400 700 13 9 425 700 15 6 450 800 15 2 475 800 16 11 500 900 16 8 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 1 9 2 10 4 1 5 8 7 5 8 6 9 7 10 9 11 11 13 11 14 5 16 4 18 4 18 10 20 10 21 5 23 5 24 0 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 3 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 22 AWG SINGLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BHAS-100 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 9 75 300 1 9 100 300 3 2 125 300 4 11 150 350 6 0 175 400 7 2 200 500 7 6 225 550 8 8 250 600 9 9 275 700 10 2 300 700 12 1 325 800 12 5 350 900 12 9 375 1000 13 2 400 1000 15 0 425 1100 15 5 450 1200 15 10 475 1300 16 3 500 1300 18 0 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 1 2 2 3 8 5 6 6 11 8 3 9 0 10 5 11 11 12 9 14 11 15 9 16 8 17 8 19 9 20 9 21 9 22 9 24 10 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 444 489 521 543 627 709 849 928 1006 1135 1159 1285 1407 1527 1552 1670 1786 1900 1926 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 1 10 3 2 4 11 6 1 7 3 7 8 8 10 10 0 10 5 12 4 12 9 13 2 13 8 15 6 16 0 16 6 17 1 18 10 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 4 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 24 AWG DOUBLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKMP-25 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 6 75 300 1 2 100 300 2 0 125 300 3 2 150 300 4 6 175 300 6 2 200 300 8 0 225 400 7 7 250 400 9 5 275 400 11 4 300 500 10 10 325 500 12 8 350 600 12 3 375 600 14 1 400 700 13 9 425 700 15 6 450 800 15 2 475 800 16 11 500 900 16 8 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 1 8 2 9 4 0 5 6 7 3 9 3 9 5 11 4 13 5 13 7 15 8 16 0 18 0 18 5 20 5 20 11 22 11 23 5 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 419 468 507 539 564 584 601 744 763 780 917 936 1064 1084 1207 1227 1345 1366 1480 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 7 1 2 2 1 3 2 4 7 6 3 8 1 7 9 9 6 11 6 11 0 12 11 12 7 14 5 14 2 15 11 15 9 17 6 17 4 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 437 489 529 559 583 601 750 770 909 931 1063 1086 1213 1236 1359 1477 1591 1617 1730 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 8 1 5 2 5 3 9 5 5 7 4 7 3 9 2 9 1 11 0 11 0 12 10 12 10 14 8 14 9 14 10 15 1 16 9 17 0 BKMP-50 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 7 75 300 1 4 100 300 2 4 125 300 3 9 150 300 5 4 175 300 7 3 200 400 7 1 225 400 9 0 250 500 8 11 275 500 10 9 300 600 10 8 325 600 12 7 350 700 12 6 375 700 14 4 400 800 14 3 425 900 14 4 450 1000 14 5 475 1000 16 1 500 1100 16 2 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 11 1 11 3 1 4 7 6 4 8 4 8 9 10 9 11 3 13 3 13 10 15 11 16 6 18 7 19 3 20 0 20 9 22 10 23 7 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 5 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 24 AWG DOUBLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKMP-100 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 10 75 300 1 10 100 300 3 3 125 300 5 1 150 400 5 6 175 400 7 6 200 500 7 10 225 600 8 3 250 600 10 2 275 700 10 6 300 800 11 0 325 800 12 10 350 900 13 3 375 1000 13 9 400 1100 14 2 425 1100 16 0 450 1200 16 5 475 1300 16 11 500 1400 17 5 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 1 2 3 3 9 5 8 6 5 8 6 9 3 10 1 12 2 13 0 14 0 16 1 17 0 18 0 19 0 21 1 22 1 23 2 24 2 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 442 485 515 535 680 699 840 972 995 1125 1250 1274 1397 1517 1634 1660 1776 1890 2003 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 1 10 3 4 5 2 5 7 7 7 7 11 8 5 10 4 10 9 11 3 13 2 13 8 14 2 14 9 16 7 17 1 17 8 18 3 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 436 463 602 738 759 893 1023 1151 1276 1400 1522 1642 1762 1880 1997 2113 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 1 3 2 9 3 8 4 8 6 8 7 7 8 6 9 5 10 5 11 4 12 4 13 3 14 3 15 3 16 3 17 3 BKMP-200 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 1 3 75 300 2 9 100 400 3 8 125 500 4 7 150 500 6 7 175 600 7 6 200 700 8 4 225 800 9 3 250 900 10 2 275 1000 11 1 300 1100 12 0 325 1200 12 10 350 1300 13 9 375 1400 14 8 400 1500 15 7 425 1600 16 6 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 5 3 0 4 1 5 3 7 4 8 6 9 8 10 10 12 1 13 4 14 7 15 10 17 2 18 5 19 9 21 1 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 6 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 24 AWG SINGLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKMS-25 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 4 75 300 0 8 100 300 1 3 125 300 1 11 150 300 2 9 175 300 3 8 200 300 4 10 225 300 6 1 250 300 7 7 275 300 9 2 300 300 10 11 325 350 10 11 350 400 11 1 375 400 12 9 400 450 12 11 425 500 13 1 450 500 14 8 475 550 14 10 500 550 16 6 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 8 1 5 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 8 7 0 8 6 10 2 12 0 13 11 14 8 15 6 17 5 18 3 19 3 21 2 22 1 24 1 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 413 466 514 557 595 629 659 685 709 730 749 834 914 934 1012 1086 1108 1180 1201 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 5 0 9 1 4 2 0 2 10 3 10 5 0 6 4 7 9 9 4 11 1 11 2 11 5 13 1 13 3 13 7 15 2 15 5 17 0 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 423 477 524 564 598 627 651 672 690 776 859 878 959 1037 1112 1186 1207 1280 1351 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 6 1 0 1 8 2 7 3 8 5 0 6 6 8 2 10 0 10 5 10 11 12 9 13 3 13 8 14 3 14 9 16 6 17 0 17 7 BKMS-50 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 5 75 300 0 11 100 300 1 7 125 300 2 6 150 300 3 7 175 300 4 10 200 300 6 4 225 300 8 0 250 300 9 11 275 350 10 3 300 400 10 8 325 400 12 7 350 450 12 11 375 500 13 4 400 550 13 10 425 600 14 4 450 600 16 0 475 650 16 6 500 700 17 0 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 9 1 7 2 6 3 8 4 11 6 5 8 1 9 11 11 11 12 10 13 10 15 10 16 10 17 10 18 11 20 1 22 1 23 3 24 5 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 7 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 24 AWG SINGLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKMS-100 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 7 75 300 1 4 100 300 2 4 125 300 3 8 150 300 5 3 175 300 7 2 200 350 8 0 225 400 8 10 250 450 9 9 275 500 10 7 300 550 11 5 325 600 12 4 350 650 13 2 375 700 14 1 400 750 14 11 425 800 15 10 450 850 16 8 475 900 17 7 500 1000 17 6 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 11 1 10 3 1 4 6 6 3 8 2 9 5 10 7 11 10 13 1 14 4 15 8 17 0 18 4 19 8 21 1 22 6 23 10 24 7 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 435 486 526 557 580 599 684 766 847 926 1004 1080 1155 1229 1302 1374 1446 1516 1632 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 8 1 5 2 5 3 9 5 4 7 3 8 1 9 0 9 11 10 10 11 8 12 7 13 6 14 5 15 4 16 3 17 3 18 2 18 3 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 434 471 494 509 653 790 809 942 1071 1195 1218 1341 1461 1579 1696 1719 1835 1949 2062 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 11 2 1 3 9 5 9 6 3 6 10 8 11 9 5 10 0 10 8 12 8 13 3 13 11 14 7 15 3 17 2 17 10 18 6 19 2 BKMS-200 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 11 75 300 2 1 100 300 3 8 125 300 5 9 150 400 6 2 175 500 6 9 200 500 8 10 225 600 9 3 250 700 9 10 275 800 10 5 300 800 12 5 325 900 12 11 350 1000 13 6 375 1100 14 1 400 1200 14 8 425 1200 16 7 450 1300 17 2 475 1400 17 9 500 1500 18 4 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 2 2 5 4 1 6 2 6 11 7 10 10 0 10 10 11 9 12 9 14 11 15 11 16 11 17 11 19 0 21 2 22 3 23 4 24 5 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 8 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 26 AWG DOUBLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKTP-25 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 5 75 300 0 11 100 300 1 8 125 300 2 7 150 300 3 9 175 300 5 1 200 300 6 8 225 300 8 5 250 350 8 11 275 400 9 5 300 400 11 3 325 500 10 7 350 500 12 3 375 500 14 1 400 600 13 4 425 600 15 1 450 700 14 6 475 700 16 1 500 800 15 8 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 1 7 2 7 3 9 5 1 6 8 8 4 10 3 11 3 12 4 14 3 14 6 16 5 18 6 18 8 20 8 21 1 23 1 23 6 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 427 482 530 569 603 631 655 675 761 843 864 1000 1023 1044 1173 1196 1317 1341 1456 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 6 1 0 1 9 2 9 3 10 5 3 6 9 8 7 9 1 9 8 11 6 10 10 12 7 14 5 13 9 15 6 15 0 16 8 16 4 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 433 488 532 568 597 620 639 725 809 828 910 990 1122 1144 1269 1293 1413 1436 1553 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 7 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 7 6 3 8 1 8 10 9 7 11 6 12 3 12 11 12 7 14 5 14 2 15 11 15 9 17 6 17 5 BKTP-50 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 6 75 300 1 2 100 300 2 0 125 300 3 2 150 300 4 6 175 300 6 2 200 300 8 0 225 350 8 8 250 400 9 5 275 400 11 4 300 450 12 0 325 500 12 8 350 600 12 3 375 600 14 1 400 700 13 9 425 700 15 6 450 800 15 2 475 800 16 11 500 900 16 8 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 1 9 2 10 4 2 5 8 7 5 9 5 10 6 11 7 13 9 14 10 16 0 16 5 18 6 18 11 21 0 21 6 23 7 24 2 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 9 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 26 AWG DOUBLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKTP-100 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 8 75 300 1 5 100 300 2 7 125 300 4 0 150 300 5 10 175 350 6 9 200 400 7 9 225 450 8 9 250 500 9 8 275 600 9 9 300 600 11 8 325 700 11 8 350 700 13 7 375 800 13 7 400 900 13 9 425 900 15 7 450 1000 15 8 475 1100 15 11 500 1100 17 7 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 0 2 0 3 3 4 10 6 9 8 0 9 3 10 7 11 11 12 7 14 8 15 4 17 5 18 2 19 0 21 1 21 11 22 9 24 10 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 443 495 534 563 585 671 755 837 917 1050 1074 1202 1227 1351 1471 1497 1614 1729 1755 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 8 1 6 2 8 4 1 5 11 6 11 7 10 8 10 9 10 10 0 11 11 12 0 13 11 14 1 14 4 16 1 16 4 16 8 18 5 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 443 482 508 590 671 810 943 966 1097 1223 1346 1372 1493 1613 1731 1847 1961 1988 2102 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 11 2 1 3 9 5 0 6 3 6 10 7 6 9 5 10 0 10 8 11 4 13 3 13 11 14 7 15 3 15 11 16 8 18 6 19 3 BKTP-200 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 11 75 300 2 1 100 300 3 8 125 350 4 11 150 400 6 2 175 500 6 9 200 600 7 4 225 600 9 3 250 700 9 10 275 800 10 5 300 900 11 0 325 900 12 11 350 1000 13 6 375 1100 14 1 400 1200 14 8 425 1300 15 3 450 1400 15 11 475 1400 17 9 500 1500 18 4 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 2 2 5 4 1 5 6 7 0 7 11 8 10 10 11 11 11 12 11 14 0 16 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 7 23 9 24 10 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 10 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 26 AWG SINGLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKTS-25 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 3 75 300 0 7 100 300 1 1 125 300 1 8 150 300 2 5 175 300 3 4 200 300 4 4 225 300 5 6 250 300 6 9 275 300 8 2 300 300 9 9 325 300 11 5 350 300 13 3 375 350 13 1 400 400 13 0 425 400 14 8 450 400 16 5 475 450 16 4 500 500 16 3 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 8 1 4 2 2 3 1 4 2 5 4 6 8 8 1 9 7 11 3 13 0 14 11 16 11 17 6 18 3 20 2 22 3 22 11 23 9 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 406 457 504 547 585 620 651 679 704 727 747 766 783 868 948 967 985 1063 1137 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 4 0 9 1 3 1 10 2 7 3 6 4 6 5 8 7 0 8 5 10 0 11 8 13 6 13 4 13 4 15 1 16 10 16 9 16 9 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 415 469 517 559 596 629 658 683 706 726 743 830 911 931 1010 1085 1106 1180 1251 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 5 0 10 1 5 2 2 3 1 4 1 5 4 6 8 8 3 9 11 11 10 11 11 12 2 13 11 14 2 14 5 16 2 16 5 16 9 BKTS-50 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 4 75 300 0 9 100 300 1 4 125 300 2 0 150 300 2 11 175 300 3 11 200 300 5 2 225 300 6 6 250 300 8 1 275 300 9 9 300 300 11 8 325 350 11 8 350 400 11 10 375 400 13 7 400 450 13 9 425 500 14 0 450 500 15 8 475 550 15 11 500 600 16 2 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 9 1 5 2 4 3 4 4 6 5 10 7 3 8 10 10 7 12 5 14 5 15 2 16 1 18 0 18 11 19 10 21 10 22 10 23 10 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 11 of 12 SAG AND TENSION TABLES FOR LIGHT LOADING AREAS 26 AWG SINGLE JACKET FIGURE 8 BKTS-100 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 5 75 300 1 0 100 300 1 10 125 300 2 10 150 300 4 0 175 300 5 6 200 300 7 2 225 300 9 1 250 350 9 7 275 400 10 2 300 400 12 1 325 500 11 4 350 500 13 2 375 550 13 9 400 600 14 4 425 700 13 10 450 700 15 7 475 700 17 4 500 800 16 10 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 0 10 1 8 2 8 3 10 5 3 6 11 8 8 10 9 11 8 12 9 14 10 14 11 17 0 18 1 19 3 19 8 21 8 23 9 24 2 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 426 479 524 561 592 618 639 656 742 825 843 982 1003 1079 1154 1276 1299 1321 1439 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 6 1 1 1 11 2 11 4 2 5 7 7 3 9 2 9 9 10 4 12 3 11 8 13 5 14 1 14 9 14 5 16 1 17 10 17 5 EXPECTED TENSION UNDER LIGHT LOAD (Lbs.) 433 480 514 539 558 641 722 801 879 1011 1032 1159 1181 1304 1423 1446 1563 1677 1701 UNLOADED SAG AFTER STORM (Feet) - (Inches) 0 9 1 7 2 9 4 3 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 10 2 10 4 12 3 12 5 14 4 14 6 14 9 16 7 16 10 17 1 18 11 BKTS-200 SPAN LENGTH STRINGING STRINGING SAG (Feet) TENSION(Lbs.) (Feet) - (Inches) 50 300 0 8 75 300 1 6 100 300 2 8 125 300 4 2 150 300 6 0 175 350 7 0 200 400 8 0 225 450 9 0 250 500 10 0 275 600 10 1 300 600 12 0 325 700 12 1 350 700 14 0 375 800 14 1 400 900 14 3 425 900 16 1 450 1000 16 2 475 1100 16 5 500 1100 18 2 SAG UNDER LIGHT LOADING (Feet) - (Inches) 1 0 2 0 3 3 4 11 6 9 8 1 9 4 10 8 12 0 12 7 14 8 15 4 17 6 18 2 18 11 21 0 21 10 22 8 24 9 NOTES: Light loading is defined under NESC Rules 250 and 251 as 9 PSF horizontal wind pressure at 30º Fahrenheit and no ice. Stringing tensions are at 60º (F). 04/08/04 Page 12 of 12