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Four-Strand Aramid Line
SPLICING LINE

Mineman, Volume 7
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extent of damage. Therefore, you must use sound
The following is an inspection guideline. Rope
judgement to determine the serviceability of a given
technology has not yet advanced to the point where a
section of rope.
rope can be inspected visually to determine the exact
REPLACE
RESPLICE
CHARACTERISTICS
(IF LOCALIZED)
X
1. Rope suspected of being shock loaded.
X
2. Rope has exceeded 75 percent of its minimum breaking strength.
X
X
3. Bulk of surface yarns or strands reduced by approximately 50 percent
for a linear distance equal to four times the rope's circumference.
X
X
4. Three or more adjacent cut yarns in the strands of ropes 5 inches or less
in circumference.
X
X
5. Four or more adjacent cut yarns in the strands of ropes 5 inches of more
in circumference.
X
6. Stretch out: Circumference reduced by 5 percent from circumference
when new.
X
7. Chockling
Wash in mild
8. Oil and grease
detergent
X
X
9. Heavy surface fuzz progressive.
Remove source of
abrasion
X
X
10. Burns or melting visible for a length of over four times the rope
circumference.
X
11. Rust on nylon.
(or clean)
X
X
12. More than four adjacent pulled cover strands (which cannot be
reincorporated into cover braid).
X
X
13. Core visible through cover because of cover damage(except single
braids).
X
14. Core damage - pulled, cut, abraded, or melted strands.
FOR THREE-STRAND AND EIGHT-STRAND PLAITED ROPES
X
X
15. Damage in valley between strands.
X
X
16. Powdering between adjacent strand contact surfaces.
WHEN IN DOUBT REMOVE FROM SERVICE!
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