Spartan
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Was climbing this evening and on my last move went to cinch up my safeguard. Felt much more resistance than normal, looked down and noticed that the rope had slipped out of the cam tray and past the little stopper bar. Probably snagged on something as I made the move. Rope was Starling 8.2mm, so technically out of spec when using it like this. But I know many other people use ropes less than 8.9mm with it, so just passing it along. I tested with Canyon C-IV as well, and was able to also pull it through the gap and out of the cam tray, but it took some effort. But the Starling 8.2mm pulls through quite easily, and I did measure it as a true 8.2mm.
What would have happened if I put a sudden load on it while the rope was out of the cam tray? I dunno. Don't intend to find out. It did cam over and lock when I tested it in that mode back at the shop, but I certainly wouldn't trust that configuration to perform as expected in a real world situation.
Pic below that I took back at the shop just to illustrate what it looked like. Just passing along for others to consider as they experiment.
What would have happened if I put a sudden load on it while the rope was out of the cam tray? I dunno. Don't intend to find out. It did cam over and lock when I tested it in that mode back at the shop, but I certainly wouldn't trust that configuration to perform as expected in a real world situation.
Pic below that I took back at the shop just to illustrate what it looked like. Just passing along for others to consider as they experiment.