The definitive way to find out is to send it to a testing outfit and have it proof loaded. At work the statics have a 10yr service life, these are treated far harsher than the average climbing rope (if you treat your primary fall aresster like the guys I work with treat the statics they use you shouldnt be climbing). Having said that, the statics at work are not subjected to dynamic loading.
My personal thoughts regarding life span etc are fairly simple. When in doubt, chuck it out. |