Product Manual

AG 10 Hoist A 8

Inspection of the sheathed core rope

The rope must be visually/manually checked

along its entire length for the following wear

appearance /defects / damage:

Cuts, fibre breaks

thickening, loops

kinks, knots

rot, burns

severe wear/abrasion

open, loosened termination

sheath displacement

It is sensible to look for such rope properties (above

items) during descending when the rope is sliding

through the hand.

The device must be withdrawn from use if it shows

one of the aforementioned properties.. The rope must

be replaced by the manufacturer or a person

authorised by the manufacturer.

Fig. 2: Severe rope wear, wear with rope thickening

Note:

The brake dust produced by the braking action is transported

out of the housing via the rope (through the rope entry and

exit points) due to the open position of the brake unit in the

device housing. The material wear on the device housing

(aluminium dust) occurring during the use of the device is

also transported out of the housing in this manner. This

results in a discolouration of the rope (blackening) but does

not have a detrimental effect on the rope properties.

Fig.3: Blackening of the rope due to brake dust

Inspection of the the handwheel

The handwheel must have a sit fixed. If you cannot swivel the handwheel, or the handwheel rotate without a

resistance, or the handwheel wag, it must be withdarwn from use.

.1: fibre breaks