Begin Cable Management Installation
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Chapter 3
Begin Cable Management Installation
Depending on your installation, you might be using standard swag cable management or ETC
helix cable management.
Swag Cable Management
Basic management of your power and data cables can be done using cable cradles. If you use a
cable swag for your FlyPipe Studio hoist, it is recommended that you use a split mesh rod closing
grip strain relief solution, such as ETC part number HW6971, at the swag hook position.
Helix Cable Management
There are two variants of the helix cable management system depending on if you are providing
power and data only to the hoist (one set of cables) or if you are also providing power and data
to a connector strip hung from the hoist (two sets of cables). The steps for installation are the
same for both variants. Consider the following components of helix cable management:
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Cable assembly: This assembly consists of the power and data cables wound around a
series of ribs which span two lengths of nylon webbing. This ships in a smaller box,
separate from the hoist. The top of the assembly (to be run up) has a Twist-Lock plug
connector for power and the bottom (nearest the hoist) has a Twist-Lock socket connector.
There is a length of cable spooled and secured with a white cable tie on both ends for
running to the appropriate cable termination points.
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TwinLine and TwinLine clamp: The TwinLine associated with the second SafeStop device
of the hoist (second from the motor) runs through the center of the helix. After you've
installed the TwinLine Clamp and cable assembly, you must thread the pair of TwinLine
lift lines through the grommets in the middle of each cable assembly rib.
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Platter: The platter and the supporting brackets ship in the same box as the cable
assembly and are attached to the FlyPipe above the SafeStop device second from the
motor. This provides a resting place for the cable and ribs to coil as you raise the hoist.
CAUTION:
As you work with the TwinLine and TwinLine clamp throughout
this procedure, ensure that the TwinLine is not twisted at any point in the run.
Since the TwinLine runs through the middle of the helix cable management
system it can be more difficult to identify.
Unpack and Prepare
1. Remove the cable assembly from the packaging.
2. Remove the metal rods from the cardboard triangles into which the ribs are set.
3. Remove the cardboard triangles by rotating them 180 degrees and then pulling them out.
Remove metal rods
