Cable good or not

[tem1234]

Hi,

Would you accept this cable (see attach file)? Is there a standard on which we can rely to determine whether a damaged cable is acceptable or not, like one with the stranding a little bit open?

Thanks

 

[LDKGR]

Hi tem1234,
the only way I know is to recheck the cable according to its production standards.

 

[MikeHalloran]

I don't think you could bend a stranded cable that big to that small a radius without opening the outer strands a little, as shown.

... speaking just from a mechanical perspective; there may be some magical way to compress the inner strands of which I am not aware.




Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[waross]

are you concerned with the strands spreading or with the damage to a few strands? That is the small nicks in three strands?

Bill
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[tem1234]

It was about the damage to the strands. It's a small nick, but it happen often and i don't know any standard that help to determine if it's ok or not, specially with the outer strands open. In this case, the outer strand aren't open enough to cause problem, but many time it happen and we don't have any lotterature about it.

Thanks