[Orca Hand] Cable stretch and retensioning intervals for builders researchers (intermediate)
Orca Hand discussion on cable stretch, retensioning intervals, finger response drift, and maintenance practices for keeping motion consistent over time.
Orca Hand performance can drift gradually for a maintenance reason that is easy to ignore: cables stretch over time, tension changes, and fingers stop behaving like they did during the first week of testing.
How are you deciding when Orca Hand cables need retensioning or replacement?
Please share how you detect cable stretch, what motion symptoms show up first, and how you set a practical retensioning interval instead of waiting for grasp quality to collapse.
If you reply, include one exact stretch symptom and one exact maintenance rule that improved consistency.
This is strongest when replies explain what changed first: finger lag, asymmetric closure, weaker return, or worse grasp repeatability.
If you found a simple inspection interval that works, post it. Searchers often want a boring maintenance answer they can copy.
It also helps to explain how you knew the issue was cable stretch instead of software, sensing, or fingertip wear.