Tension gauge for braided line

[Gashmore]

In doing all this testing on Dynex I have come up with an idea for a direct reading digital tension gauge. Built a prototype using the guts of a digital fishing scale and it works pretty well. Accurate to about 5% at 5,000 lb and a lot easier to use than a Loos is on wire. No calibration tables required for different size ropes from 3/16" to 3/4". Using better parts I think I can get the range up to 10,000 lb and accuracy to better than 2%.

Would there be a market for such a thing? Besides tuning synthetic standing rigging it might be useful to know how much load is on a halyard or sheet. I figure it could sell for under $250.

[Stumble]

I can tell you there is a market, but a lot of people have stopped useing tension gagues and started using digital calapers themselves. The numbers of course arn't very transportable from boat to boat but are much more accurate than current tension gagues.

You may also want to take a look at:
http://www.sailingproshop.com/Products/HARKEN-Rig-Tune-Pro-Electronic-Tension-Gage__Harken_7850.aspx