Originally Posted by
puregravity
To add to my theory ... I'll bet that the automated cable tensioning system only works when the system is running.
During the day, it heated up, then at night, when the system was off, it cooled down. That tension from contraction probably places more load on the cable than even the passengers during operation - assuming that the system doesn't adjust for that tension in the night.
So theory is ... Metal Fatigue, compounded by Chinesium and/or salty Howe Sound air, that finally broke during a contraction during the coldest part of the night, when the system was turned off and not automatically tensioning the rope.
Let's see how that goes ...
That or the James Bond steel toothed rope eating guy!
There’s probably a fault sensor that will trip even if it’s powered off
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