Manual
5
Look at your Apollo
lasher
for
a
mo-
ment.
You will see it
consists
of
a
rotating section supported
on a
sta
-
tionary carriage:
the
strand
and
cable
pass through
this
stationary
carriage
during
the
lashing opera-
tion.
As you look at the
carriage
you
will
see it has cable and
strand rollers,
front and rear
gates, towing bracket
and an
anti-backroll strand
roller
on
the
front.
The
components
are
made
from
a
variety
of
materials,
each
selected
to
provide
specific
properties.
Some
of
the
materials
are
heat-treated alu
-
minum alloys, magnesium, car-
bon
and tool steel as well as
engi-
neered
polymers.
There are ball
bearings or needle bearings
on the
drive
shafts
and
rotating sections.
Sintered metal
bearings
are
used
on
other mov
ing
parts.
The
machine weighs approximately
46 lbs
(20.9 kgs.) without
wire
and
provides
an
outstanding strength/weight
ratio while
providing
an
exceptionally
long
service life.
Note: Please see
figures 31, 32, 33,
and
34.
3.2 Cable
capacities
You can use the Apollo to lash a
single
cable of
almost
any type,
includ-
ing
telephone
and
fiberoptic
cables up to 3.5 in. (89 mm) in
diameter
.
The Apollo has the
capability
to lash up to a 4 in.
(100
mm)
bundle of
any
assortment
of
innerduct,
fiber, copper and
coaxial
cables as
well.
The
strand sizes range
from .25 to .38 inch
diameter (6.6M,
6M,
10M)
or
6 mm
through
10
mm.
3.3
Lashing wire
The Apollo
lasher
has two
magazines
for
loading lashing
wire, each
can
hold a
5.38
in.
(137
mm) dia. by
1.81
in. (46 mm) high wire coil.
Y
ou
can
use
either
of the
standard
wire coil
sizes
in the
magazines: 1,200
ft.
(365
m) of
.045
in.
(1,14
mm) dia. and
1600
ft.
(488
m) of
.038
in.
dia.
(0,97
mm)
annealed stainless
steel wire.
Wax-coated
wire is not
a
requirement, however,
oiled wire is not
recommended.
Figure
3
Figure
2