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DRUCEGROVE Ltd, Unit 12 Abbey Mead Industrial Park,  
Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex  EN9 1HU   
Phone: 

+44 (0) 1992 650486  

Fax:   

+44 (0) 1992 652226 

[email protected] 
www.drucegrove.com 

Rope Tensioning System

 

Equator

 

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The Importance of Equalising the Rope Tension 

 

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Preparation 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How to remove and refit hook bolts   

 

 

 

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How to check rope tension 

 

 

 

 

 

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USER MANUAL V3 

Содержание Equator

Страница 1: ... Essex EN9 1HU Phone 44 0 1992 650486 Fax 44 0 1992 652226 sales drucegrove com www drucegrove com Rope Tensioning System Equator CONTENTS PAGE The Importance of Equalising the Rope Tension 2 Preparation 3 How to remove and refit hook bolts 3 How to check rope tension 5 USER MANUAL V3 ...

Страница 2: ...opes supporting the lift car and counterweight So how do we know when the hoist rope tensions are equal A coarse method of checking for equal rope tension can be achieved by observing the adjust ment of springs at rope terminations or by rule of thumb These are at best approximate methods and cannot be relied upon The Equator Rope Tensioning System from Drucegrove is a quick and easy method to acc...

Страница 3: ...rope sizes The hook bolts cover the same ranges of rope sizes HOW TO REMOVE AND REFIT THE HOOK BOLTS Remove the End Caps by sliding them toward the hook bolts then away from the gauge body The hook bolts must have their open end facing outwards Remove the non adjustable hook bolt and replace with the one suitable for the rope to be ad justed Refit the end cap Remove the assembly containing the adj...

Страница 4: ...the pointer lever peg attached to the adjustable hook bolt by attempting to move the pointer towards the top end of its scale C This should not be possible when the lever is correctly located Repeat the procedure if necessary Ensure that the hook bolt has the open end facing outwards and refit end cap Remove the rope locator by pulling it downwards Refit correct rope locator Check that the end cap...

Страница 5: ...both the car and counterweight ropes can be accessed without the need to move the lift Then working from the car top Fit one rope tension gauge onto a car rope at a comfortable working height preferably the rope that has the highest tension Using the adjustment tool provided Bring the pointer into the mid scale position on the rope tension gauge The rope should now be slightly deflected Position t...

Страница 6: ...place it onto the third rope Adjust the third rope at the lift rope termination to obtain the same gauge pointer position as on the second now reference gauge Remove the gauge from the second rope and place it on the fourth rope Adjust the fourth rope at the lift rope termination to obtain the same gauge pointer position as on the third now reference gauge Repeat until all car ropes have been chec...

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