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Technical Documentation
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Technical Tips 
#01: Installation and maintenance of compensating cable
#02: ASME 17.1 Wire rope replacement criteria
#03: Super-flex® traveling cable installation
#04: How to correctly order wire rope
#05: What to do if wire rope gets wet
#06: Wire rope lubrication: why, how often and how much
#07: Load weighing devices
#08: Compensation cable loop width vs. performance
#09: Rope classification vs. rope construction
#10: Wire rope tension and load
#11: How light curtains improve safety and performance
#12: Dampening devices for compensating cables
#13: How oil coolers improve elevator performance
#14: The importance of seismic detection devices
#15: Rope development for elevators
#16: Pre-stretched and low-stretch elevator ropes
To print or view all Technical Tips, (from 1 to 16) click here. To print or view individually, please select from above.
Replacement Instructions
Cables & Accessories
Flat Elevator Traveling Cable Installation Procedure
Shallow SwayLess® WFDD-27L Installation Procedure
Shallow SwayLess® WFDD-50L Installation Procedure
Steel-Supported Flat Elevator Traveling Cable Bracket Installation Procedure
SwayLess™ Floor Mounting Bracket Installation Procedure
SwayLess™ Rail Mounting Bracket installation Procedure
Whisper-Flex® JCC-XX-CHN and WF-XX-CPLG Elevator Compensating Cable Installation Procedure
Whisper-Flex® WF-JCC/001 Elevator Compensating Cable Installation Procedure
Super SwayLess™ Dampening Device Installation Procedure
Super-Flex® Installation Instructions
Super SwayLess™ Floor Mounting Bracket Installation Procedure
Super SwayLess™ Rail Mounting Bracket Installation Instructions
SwayLess™ Dampening Device Installation Procedure
Whisper-Flex® Pullout Switch Kit Installation Instructions
Wireway & Electrical
Top-of-Car Handrail Extension Kit Installation Instructions
Top-of-Car Handrail Kit Installation Instructions
Top-of-Car Inspection Station Instructions
Top-of-Car Toeboard Kit Installation Instructions
Wire Rope & Accessories
Components & Systems
Cable Support Bracket Kit Installation Instruction
Hoistway Obstruction Shield System Installation Procedure
Pace Mini-Mite Roll Groovers Operating Instructions
Pace Roll Grooving Machine Operating Instructions
Trough Mounting Bracket Kit Instructions
Tools & Hardware
2500 Series Seismic Sensor Quick Install Guide
Application Procedure and Safety Considerations for Reeving Splice for Elevator Reroping/Marrying Operations
Cable Stripping Instructions
Counterweight Displacement Hardware Installation Instructions
Draka 2500 Series Seismic Sensor Installation and Operating Instructions
How to Use one 2500 Seismic Switch to Control Multiple Elevators/Escalators
Kellems© Mesh Grip Nager Bracket Installation Instructions
Flexi-Peeler Tool Usage Instruction
Super Peeler Round Cable Stripper Instructions
Whisper-Flex© Cable Field Strip Kit Owner's Manual
Whisper-Flex© Cable Field Strip Kit Usage Instructions
Whisper-Flex© Cable Stripping Tool Usage Instruction
Maintenance & Safety
White Papers
AS/ACIF S008:2001 Test Compliance Report
Elevator Traveling Cable: Design Evolution
Load Control in Elevators
Technical Specifications
Technical specification documents are for use by the vertical transportation consulting industry. Draka has prepared these detailed specifications for their core product lines, and will fully support projects throughout North America.
Traveling Cable 
Whisper-Flex
Steadi-Flex
Installation Guides
Easy to read and use guides for round traveling cable and Whisper-Flex compensation cable
Super-Flex and Round Traveling Cable Installation Guide
Whisper-Flex Compensating Cable Installation Guide
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