Checkline Cable Tension Meters

Q: How do I choose between the Dillon Quick-Check models (AWT05-508111, AWT05-508112, AWT05-508251, ZIP05-001, and QC-T)?

Dillon AWT05-508111 (10,000 lb) & AWT05-508112 (2,000 lb): Ideal when testing a single wire rope size/type (includes 1 factory wire calibration; up to 19 additional calibrations can be stored). Dillon AWT05-508251 (10,000 lb, 16 Calibrations): Shipped pre-calibrated for 16 common wire rope sizes and types with a carrying case. Dillon ZIP05-001 : Pre-calibrated specifically for zip-line and canopy tour wire ropes up to 10,000 lb. Dillon QC-T & QC-T-TOWER : Designed for tower guy wires with Bluetooth wireless output to the mobile app for reports with GPS coordinates, date, and time.

Q: When should I select the Tensitron LX-1 versus the CX-1 or WX-1 / Dillon TTXL?

Tensitron LX-1 Series ( LX-250-1 , LX-250-W-1 , LX-500-1 ): For medium-sized wires, flexible cables, and filaments up to 5/32" diameter from 5 to 500 lb. Tensitron CX-1 Series (including CX-1000-1 ): For large cables up to 3/4" diameter (elevator cables, catenary wires, guy wires, and theater rigging) from 10 to 2,000 lb. Dillon TTXL & Tensitron WX-1 Series : For heavy structural wire ropes from 2,000 lb up to 26,500 lb (TTXL) or 40,000 lb (WX-1).

ABQ Industrial offers heavy-duty Cable Tension Meters and Wire Rope Tensiometers from industry-leading manufacturers Dillon and Tensitron (part of our Tension Meters catalog). Engineered for telecommunications tower crews, utility linemen, elevator technicians, structural engineers, and zip-line inspectors, these clamp-on digital instruments measure static and slowly moving cable tension in seconds without cutting, disconnecting, or dead-ending the wire rope.

Whether verifying 2,000 lb to 26,500+ lb loads on cell-tower guy wires, highway guardrails, and suspension cables, or balancing 5 lb to 2,000 lb tensions on medium and large industrial cables, elevator hoist ropes, and catenary systems, our catalog provides direct digital readings in lb, kg, N, daN, or kN without lookup tables.

F.A.Q.

How do I choose between the Dillon Quick-Check models (AWT05-508111, AWT05-508112, AWT05-508251, ZIP05-001, and QC-T)?

Dillon AWT05-508111 (10,000 lb) & AWT05-508112 (2,000 lb): Ideal when testing a single wire rope size/type (includes 1 factory wire calibration; up to 19 additional calibrations can be stored).

Dillon AWT05-508251 (10,000 lb, 16 Calibrations): Shipped pre-calibrated for 16 common wire rope sizes and types with a carrying case.

Dillon ZIP05-001: Pre-calibrated specifically for zip-line and canopy tour wire ropes up to 10,000 lb.

Dillon QC-T & QC-T-TOWER: Designed for tower guy wires with Bluetooth wireless output to the mobile app for reports with GPS coordinates, date, and time.

When should I select the Tensitron LX-1 versus the CX-1 or WX-1 / Dillon TTXL?

Tensitron LX-1 Series (LX-250-1, LX-250-W-1, LX-500-1): For medium-sized wires, flexible cables, and filaments up to 5/32" diameter from 5 to 500 lb.

Tensitron CX-1 Series (including CX-1000-1): For large cables up to 3/4" diameter (elevator cables, catenary wires, guy wires, and theater rigging) from 10 to 2,000 lb.