And problem 4, which explains why I don't agree that my club should do
trials: we would have to pioneer modifications to the pay-on pulleys,
possibly the scroll gear that ensures even winding onto the drum, and
possibly the guillotines, at considerable trouble and expense with no
certainty that it would be successful. All that is on top of the expense
of at least one drum of the new cable. Having worked for years to
develop know-how and a system that ain't broke, with low cost per launch
and almost no cable breaks, I see no reason to try to fix it. We have
better uses for our resources.

My fears about the redevelopment costs come from having heard that the
fibre cable can burn if it rubs. Knowing that our pulleys are heavy,
need considerable pressure to accelerate them, and are deeply scored
from steel cable use, I doubt if it is worth the cost and effort.

Chris N.