Diamond Products SL - Manual (Page 22)

4.4 Mounting of rope
Running direction of rope
Correct running direction of the rope is important
for satisfactory endurance.
A used rope must be run always in the same
direction as initially used.
The running direction of the rope can be reco-
gnized by the following attributes:
– Arrow on new rope
– Wear of the used rope: thin portion of
conical bead points forward
Rotational direction of the rope
sawing system
Twisting of rope
In order to avoid eccentric wear of the diamond
beads the rope needs to be twisted at the point
of connection. A new rope of Ø 11mm needs to
be twist by one turn per 1 meter of length. In the
course of increasing wear more twisting will
become necessary. The following table is valid
for a rope of a length of 10 m.
Ø of rope total
Turns
11 10
10.5 13
10 17
9.5 22
9 28
With threaded connectors additionally 5 turns in
order to compensate for the threading.
Inserting the rope into the
equipment, connecting and
tightening
Insert the rope into the equipment in the correct
running direction, connect it (see “Connecting
and repairing of the rope”, chapter 7) and tighten
it reasonably with the crank (14).
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