Power Climber Wind BAP 360, Operation And Installation Instructions Manual

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Reference: 38741 Issue date: 2018-JUL-24 Revision: L Page 35 of 37
13. Steel Wire Specs and Inspection Criteria
When installing the SWR on the wind turbine, always check the complete length of the wires for
wear or damages.
ONLY USE POWER CLIMBER RECOMMENDED STEEL WIRE ROPES
Diameter 8.4 mm
For use with hoist model All models of TITAN TSP hoist
Tolerance (-0/+5%)
Minimum Breaking Load (actual) 52 kN
Treatment Galvanized

The end of the steel wire rope
should be brazed to form a ‘bullet’
end with a maximum length of
10mm, without loose or broken
wires.

Use protective gloves to manipulate the Steel Wire Ropes.

If Steel Wire Ropes are too long, carefully wind any extra cable into a loop (or
onto the wire holders) and tie up, leaving the coil suspended just clear of the
ground.
WARNING:
Steel Wires Ropes must be replaced in any of the following conditions:

More than 10 wires are broken on a length of 25cm

Excessive corrosion

Damage due to heat

Reduction of the nominal diameter by more than 10%

Kinking (1), crushing (2), bird caging (3) or any other distortion of the wire rope
structure.
(1) (2)
(3)
10mm