Failsafe Backstay Insulators
Hayn Failsafe Backstay Insulators are engineered with a ball-socket internal design and Tufnol insulation to prevent electrical transference through the rig, available in a wide range of end fitting combinations to suit virtually any backstay configuration.
Failsafe Backstay Insulators
The failsafe design is the key differentiator here: should the Tufnol socket be compromised for any reason, the retaining nut bottoms out against the stainless housing rather than releasing the fitting, keeping the insulating studs attached to the body so the rig can be re-tensioned until a proper repair is made. Each insulator is assembled from two halves with a permanent thread-locked center coupling, and end fitting options include Swage, Compression, Eye, Toggle, and Fork, making any combination of ends available to order. Swage-end insulators can be ordered un-glued for field swaging with a WireTeknik or equivalent roll swager, and the range covers imperial wire sizes from 3/16" through 5/8" and metric sizes from 5mm through 16mm
Insulator End Fitting Configurations
Failsafe Backstay Insulators
The design of the insulators allows for numerous end fitting combinations. End fitting options include Swage, Compression, Eye, Toggle, and Fork.
Insulators are assembled from two halves utilizing a center coupling. Any combination of halves detailed below is available. Permanent thread locker is used at the center joint to finalize the assembly process.
| W - Wire Ø | D - Pin/Hole Ø | H - Compression End | H - Swage End | H - Eye End | H - Toggle End | H - Fork End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16″ | 7/16″ | 4″ | 3 15/16″ | 4 1/8″ | 5 11/32″ | 4 3/4″ |
| 7/32″ | 7/16″ | 4″ | 3 15/16″ | 4 1/8″ | 5 7/8″ | 4 3/4″ |
| 1/4″ | 1/2″ | 4 1/4″ | 4″ | 4 1/2″ | 6 3/16″ | 4 3/4″ |
| 9/32″ | 1/2″ | 4 15/16″ | 4 1/2″ | 5″ | 6 11/16″ | 5 1/2″ |
| 5/16″ | 5/8″ | 5 1/4″ | 5 3/8″ | 6″ | 8 1/4″ | 6 7/8″ |
| 3/8″ | 5/8″ | 6 1/8″ | 5 3/8″ | 6″ | 8 1/4″ | 6 7/8″ |
| 1/2″ | 3/4″ | 7 9/16″ | 6 3/8″ | 7″ | 9 11/16″ | 8″ |
| 9/16″ | 7/8″ | 8 3/4″ | 7 11/16″ | 8 7/8″ | 12 7/8″ | 9 3/8″ |
| 5/8″ | 1″ | 10 1/8″ | 9 5/16″ | 9 3/8″ | 13 1/4″ | 10 3/4″ |
| W - Wire Ø | D - Pin/Hole Ø | H - Compression End | H - Swage End | H - Eye End | H - Toggle End | H - Fork End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5mm | 7/16″ | 4″ | 3 15/16″ | 4 1/8″ | 5 11/32″ | 4 3/4″ |
| 6mm | 1/2″ | 4 1/4″ | 4″ | 4 1/2″ | 6 3/16″ | 4 3/4″ |
| 7mm | 1/2″ | 4 15/16″ | 4 1/2″ | 5″ | 6 11/16″ | 5 1/2″ |
| 8mm | 5/8″ | 5 5/16″ | 5 3/8″ | 6″ | 8 1/4″ | 6 7/8″ |
| 10mm | 5/8″ | 5 7/8″ | 5 3/8″ | 6″ | 8 1/4″ | 6 7/8″ |
| 12mm | 3/4″ | 7 9/16″ | 6 3/8″ | 7″ | 9 11/16″ | 8″ |
| 14mm | 7/8″ | 8 3/4″ | 7 11/16″ | 8 7/8″ | 12 7/8″ | 9 3/8″ |
| 16mm | 1″ | 10 1/8″ | 9 5/16″ | 9 3/8″ | 13 1/4″ | 10 3/4″ |
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Type 316 stainless steel construction for superior saltwater corrosion resistance
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Manufactured in Rocky Hill, Connecticut to Hayn's proprietary tolerances
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Precision-machined using advanced CNC manufacturing equipment
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Engineered for seamless integration in marine and architectural rigging systems
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Short lead times on both standard and custom components
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Backed by 75 years of marine and architectural hardware expertise
