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Cams Ripping At Arapiles - common? 14-Oct-2009 At 9:00:46 PM Richard

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>Theory suggests that if it holds for a slight tug it will hold for any
>tug until stuff starts breaking/significantly deforming.

What theory where? To back up this claim you need to demonstrate that the force you can apply with one hand is similar to the force of your entire body weight with a realistic fall factor.

> I pull on all the cams I place and have had one or two pop on testing.
> I have never had a cam pop under weight.

This proves nothing if you've never placed a marginal cam that you have then fallen on. What portion of cam placements have you fallen on? One in 20? One in 50? So if you place a marginal cam 5% of the time, the odds of falling on it are 1/20 or 1/50 x 0.05 .. not very big.

I am not saying you shouldn't test, but I am saying it is still not a gaurantee...