Apparatus for measuring tension in stretched cables

Apparatus for measuring the tension of a statically stretched cable comprising a bar having at least one face and one longitudinal edge, a cable engaging member located at each end of said bar and extending outwardly from the one longitudinal edge substantially parallel to the plane of the face of said bar, a spirit level mounted on said bar adjacent one end, parallel to the face of said bar and extending at an angle to said longitudinal edge and a recess spaced from said spirit level formed in said bar perpendicular to the face of said bar in which a torque wrench is applied whereby on application of a torque to said bar, the bar deflects the stretched cable and the spirit level brought to center, at which time the tension in said cable is determined.