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Cat6e pvc flat trailing cable.

Application - Elevator travelling cable for indoor and panoramic elevators. Supports all Cat.6/Class E applications (e.g. 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T, 1000 Base-T, ISDN). Max. channel length 65 m (transceiver to receiver).

Installation - Follow instructions in Dynofil manual for proper handling and installation Suspension device: LZ 1006 Loop diameter: natural loop

Construction - Pairs AWG 26: PE, Al/PETP foil, overall tinned Cu braid shield (S/FTP) Support members: none Outer sheath: PVC Mechanical properties - Free suspension length: max. 45 m Travel speed: max. 4 m/s Operating temperature: -15 to +70 °2;C Overall dimension (approx.): 29.6 x 8.4 mm Total weight (approx.): 332 kg/km Copper content: 70 kg/km

Electrical properties - Rated voltage U0/U: Pairs AWG 26: 100/100 V

Properties of data elements - Pairs AWG 26: see type HF-4367-F

Fire performance - Flame propagation: IEC/EN 60332-1-2

Colour code - Pairs AWG 26: white/blue, red/orange, black/green, yellow/brown (4x) Outer sheath: grey

Standard - With reference to EN 50214

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For use in Elevator Hoistways in accordance with Article 620 of the NFPA 70 “National Electrical Code”

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Our ERB series of rope brakes (ERB10, ERB20, ERB35) are the latest design in safety technology. Unlike other rope brakes, they are fully electromechanical (no hydraulic components) for simpler installation and maintenance. Depending on the model and car roping, they are applicable for elevators traveling up to 13.1 ft/sec (4 m/sec) with total masses of up to 46,300 lbs (21,000 kg).

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Traveling Cable

Super-Flex® is Draka EHC premier ETT-type round traveling cable known for its performance and longevity. It is the only elevator traveling cable backed by a lifetime warranty. Available in hundreds of in-stock configurations, Super-Flex can be designed with any combination of code-compliant power, signal and data conductors including coax, shielded pairs, optical fiber and Cat5e-emulation Ethernet subunits.

Our ETP flat traveling cables are durable and flexible. They come in supported and unsupported versions with the conductors in parallel and unitized constructions. Available conductors are power, signal, coax, shielded pairs and optical fiber. Hanging devices are available.

Hoistway Cable

Super-Duct® hoistway cable is made of the same components as our Super-Flex traveling cable and carries the same lifetime warranty. It is available in jacketed and unjacketed constructions designed to operate with either 300V or 600V power.

Draka EHC carries elevator wire rope from supplied by several manufacturers that are tailored to the speed, rise and capacity of your installation. We offer over 100 constructions of wire rope for hoist, compensation and governor applications as well as wedge sockets, tensioning devices and our Acculube rope lubricator.

Coated Wire Rope

Our coated steel rope (CSR) is a small diameter hoist rope designed for smaller sheaves and machines that permit larger cabs in existing hoistways. They offer all the safety and performance of non-coated ropes.

Compensation Cable

Whisper-Flex® and Steadi-Flex® compensation cables are an economical and quiet alternative to wire rope and chain. Both are designed for smooth and silent operation. Custom damping devices keep these cables from swaying at higher speeds.

Draka EHC manufactures its own wireway, forming galvanized sheet steel into nine popular sizes. Wireway accessories include a full selection of elbows, tees, crossovers, connectors, couplers and reducers. Our wireway comes with a lifetime warranty.

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Category 6A S/FTP 4 Pair Elevator Travelling Cable

Norden flat elevator cable is ideal for connecting IP cameras inside elevators. The elevator traveling Cat 6A cable exceeds Category 6A/Class EA specs.

Norden flat elevator cable is ideal for connecting IP cameras inside elevators. The elevator traveling Cat 6A cable exceeds Category 6A/Class EA specs.

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CAT 6 U/UTP Elevator Cable, 23AWG

CAT6 Elevator cable is perfectly suited for Indoor Elevator applications. With a Flexible PVC Jacket and 2 Steel Wire for support, the CAT6 Elevator cable is long lasting and has stranded copper cables in the form of unshielded twisted pair.

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Cat 5 or Cat 6 in elevator traveling cable

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• May 28, 2015

May 2015, we have 2 new elevators installed. We went to great length to ensure the spec was written to include 2 Cat 5 cables to the traveling car, one for IP phone and one for IP video camera. Today the elevator installers say there is no such cable in existence, that the wire gauge is too small and would be too brittle. They say the bending over time would result in failure. I have a had time believing that in 2015, that new elevators aren't equipped with IP cameras and the necessary Cat 6 wiring to run them. They also installed an analog phone, and I'm ok with that for now, but really need the IP camera. A quick google search reveals the elevator guy might be right in that the cable doesn't exist, however we have it written into the spec, so they may be breaking new ground and making one for us.  

Line of sight WiFi frequency radio? Obviously not able to provide Power Over Ethernet though.  

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You might be able to use a set of the Ethernet-over-powerline or Ethernet-over-telephone repeaters to get your signal up a spare communications pair in the cable. And some of those devices could have PoE, I'm not doing that research half-way into the first cup of coffee. I have heard of permitted installations where a separate cable is attached to the main traveler for communications. If you can find CAT5 with the proper insulation, that might be an option. I'd also be having a conversation with the vendor about "It's in the spec, why are you telling us now? Did you not read the spec?" Might not change anything but you might feel better about it.  

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Look at the DRAKA line of cable. They have traveling data cables. Get it through Anixter. http://prysmiangroup.com/en/business_markets/markets/elevator/downloads/datasheets/DE-wire.pdf  

City_IT said: May 2015, we have 2 new elevators installed. We went to great length to ensure the spec was written to include 2 Cat 5 cables to the traveling car, one for IP phone and one for IP video camera. Today the elevator installers say there is no such cable in existence, that the wire gauge is too small and would be too brittle. They say the bending over time would result in failure. I have a had time believing that in 2015, that new elevators aren't equipped with IP cameras and the necessary Cat 6 wiring to run them. They also installed an analog phone, and I'm ok with that for now, but really need the IP camera. A quick google search reveals the elevator guy might be right in that the cable doesn't exist, however we have it written into the spec, so they may be breaking new ground and making one for us. Click to expand...

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Can i use both wi-fi and ethernet.

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The X-Men have one of the most eclectic mixes of superpowers in comic book history. Mutation gives some lucky participants godlike control over the elements while turning others into devil-like monsters. Creativity animates most of the cast, but there are a few old standbys that remain integral. Psychic mutants often maintain central roles in the franchise, with characters like Charles Xavier and Jean Grey holding immense control. Cable doesn't look like most X-Men psychics, but his mutant powers will seem familiar.

Most fans probably met Cable in the 90s cartoon that inspired X-Men '97 or in Deadpool 2 . The earlier cartoon has abnormal inconsistencies in how they portray the character. His presence as a time traveler only emerged in the second season. Josh Brolin's take on Cable was accurate to his personality, but it changed or left out large aspects of his abilities to let him fit better into the action. Neither picture is 100% correct, but Cable is a complicated character.

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What is Cable capable of?

Nathan Summers is the son of Scott "Cyclops" Summers and Madelyne Pryor, the first clone of Jean Grey. Evil geneticist Mr. Sinister carefully engineered their romantic union to take advantage of the superior mutant that they would birth. Sinister cloned Jean, creating Madelyne Pryor without informing her of her origin story. This led to Nathan's birth, fulfilling the prophecy that Sinister imagined. Nathan Summers inherited his mother's powers, giving him access to Jean Grey's psychic gifts. He's a gifted telepath and one of the world's mightiest telekinetics. He develops his psychic powers shortly after his birth, forming psychic bonds long before he learns to walk or talk. Nathan could create a telekinetic bubble around himself in his infancy. He would grow into an astonishingly skilled psychic , possibly surpassing any other existing mutant.

Cable's powers appear radically different in various depictions. Characters routinely speak of him with soaring language. Rachel Summers, Cable's powerfully telepathic sister, considers him the most capable psychic who has ever lived. She seems to believe that he could extinguish a star with a thought and listen into internal monologues from across the globe. Cable can reach out to others across dimensional boundaries, create realistic illusions, control the minds of others, and traverse the astral plane at will. He's even more gifted at telekinesis. Cable can seemingly lift hundreds of tons with his mind. He can also accurately manipulate objects with surgical specificity. He can create impenetrable force fields and project concussive blasts. Cable can fly, alter his size, teleport, travel through time, alter matter, and disintegrate almost anything with his natural mutant superpowers . Cable would be one of the mightiest mutants who ever lived under normal circumstances. However, his powers are typically depleted by unusual circumstances.

Why doesn't Cable use his powers?

Shortly after his birth, Apocalypse infected Nathan Summers with his Techno-Organic Virus. This would have overwritten Nathan's personality and turned him into a ravenous cyborg monster. Scott and Nathan's stepmother, Jean Grey, had to send Nathan into the distant future where a time traveler promised them a cure. The virus manifested itself as cybernetic enhancements, taking over Nathan's left side. The Techno-Organic Virus keeps Nathan's powers at bay for the majority of his life. The liquid metal in his veins doesn't suppress his telekinetic powers. Instead, Nathan learned to use his psychic powers to keep the virus from fully consuming him. This occupies his mind, preventing him from using his mutant powers in most other situations. This arrangement has fallen in and out of favor in the comics. Other characters have cured his infection at times, letting him demonstrate his might as a psychic. Most of the time, however, Cable uses advanced technology to make up for his missing powers . He has devices that allow him to read minds, create force fields, and project concussive blasts. Over his many years at war, he also became a gifted soldier, tactician, and leader. Even without access to his powers, Cable is a force to be reckoned with.

Cable takes after his mother by inheriting her telepathic and telekinetic powers. While many fans rarely see him use those gifts explicitly, he's actually always engaging those gifts to ensure his continued survival. A lot of Marvel properties see Cable gain the full use of his powers, or split his abilities with technology, or lose his powers entirely to focus on physical combat skills. Cable's psychic powers could make him the strongest of his kind, but he needs that strength to keep him alive. Marvel didn't want another Charles Xavier, so they gave him a metal arm and let him focus on big guns.

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Hiking around Engelberg, Switzerland's 'valley of cable-cars'

In Switzerland’s Engelberg Valley, farmers’ cableways give access to Alpine trails and farmsteads that would otherwise remain out of reach.

As the dusky ‘alpenglow’ blushes the peaks above, Ronnie the cat curls tighter into my lap and we share a contented sigh. Beyond the trickling sound of the trough in the gardens of Berghof Brändlen, the mountain farmstead I’m spending the night at, I can hear the soothing tinkle of cowbells. Suddenly, between timber barns housing hay and scythes, two rows of lights twinkle to life on the ground. They flank a path that slopes down the mountainside to a cable-car, the sole means of transport to the village of Wolfenschiessen, some 2,952ft below. Brändlen is one of 26 mountain farms without road access around Engelberg. The valley is set in Switzerland’s German-speaking heart, between the cantons of Nidwalden and Obwalden, where much of the landscape is covered by forest, mountains or glaciers. This inaccessibility qualifies places like Brändlen to operate farmers’ cableways, known as Buiräbähnli, which transport people, supplies, equipment and the occasional cow up and down sheer slopes.

The density of Buiräbähnli in Engelberg is unparalleled, lending it the moniker of ‘valley of the cable-cars’. And despite their number having more than halved in 15 years — as roads replace them and new generations choose not to invest in maintaining them — these lifts remain a lifeline for many. The farmsteads at their top, in the folds of pastures or atop lofty ridges, are rarely glimpsed by Swiss residents, let alone non-natives. But a 29-mile circular route, the Buiräbähnli Safari, enables walkers to hike to nine such lodges. It’s part of this trail I’m exploring as I set off from the historic town of Engelberg to Brändlen. For the first seven or so miles, the path follows the Walenpfad, one of Switzerland’s most scenic high-altitude routes. It meanders through wildflower pastures, zigzags up grassy peaks and hugs precipitous cliffs, the narrow stone path washed away at times by small waterfalls. Dotting the route are eight gondolas, some dating to the early 1960s and designated as cultural assets. “Caring for the lifts is part of life,” says Ueli Schmitter, a third-generation farmer with a shrug. He works with local Buiräbähnli owners to ensure the lifts pass annual inspections and a complete safety assessment each five years. “I whisper sweet nothings to mine each night.”

I meet him and his wife Isabelle at Chrüzhütte, where they serve brotkas   (home-baked bread and cheese) and Älplermagronen   (macaroni cheese). As I plunge a sprig of mountain mint into an elderflower cordial, chickens peck at my feet and Isabelle hums, kneading dough for the next loaf to be baked in her centuries-old oven.

Walks of life

Leaving the Schmitters and the well-trodden Walenpfad behind, I find myself entirely alone on the narrow path to my first Buiräbähnli. While each cableway functions on an on-demand basis, some are self-operated while others involve dialling up the farmer. The two-stage, vintage Sinsgäubahn falls into the latter category.

I find a steel box nailed onto the timber wall of the top station. Inside is a Bakelite-style telephone, which I use to call the owner, farmer Josef Durrer. After a brief conversation down the crackling line, he sends up a lift. It’s reminiscent of an American truck, with an enclosed gondola daubed in sun-bleached green paint and an open flatbed fashioned from timber slats.

I clamber in and float slowly down the valley. The cable-car inches into the mid station, a small timber hut near a geranium-bestrewn farmhouse, and I see Josef. “How was the ride?” he asks with a smile on his sun-worn face. Josef’s raised cows on these pastures his entire life; these days, he rarely even rides the lower section of his gondola. “No one can remember the last time I went to the valley. It’s too much for me down there. I just ask the hiking guides to bring me what I need when they pass through.” Currently, he tells me, he spends his days on wildheuen , the time-honoured Alpine tradition of harvesting late-summer, wildflower-rich grass to dry into nutritious hay for livestock.  

When the telephone jangles with another request, I hop into the second stage to continue my descent to the hamlet of Oberrickenbach. Even its quiet roads make for a jarring contrast after the tranquillity of the hiking trail, and I’m happy to soon board my next gondola, complete with hand-embroidered cushions and a sticker reading: ‘Don’t honk, driver dreaming of Swiss cows’.

My hike resumes with knee-breaking hairpin bends, following hard-to-spot trail markers. I lose the path a couple of times, and once I’m set straight by a young female farmer using a leaf blower — a modern approach to wildheuen . I spend two hours climbing through dense forest, the air pungent with mushrooms. By the time I reach Brändlen, eight hours after setting off, it’s dusk and I’ve covered — with the help of the cable-cars — 6,680ft of ascent and 6,050ft of descent.

  “You must be Gabriella,” calls Rita Schmitter, guardian of Brändlen and daughter of Ueli and Isabelle, while painting the shutters in an outbuilding. “Grab a seat in the garden, I’m nearly done.” Soon, she brings me a beer and home-cooked rösti, served with a homegrown salad topped with mountain clover. She mentions I’m her second English-speaking guest of the year, and I tell her about my day. She raises her eyebrows at my anti-clockwise direction of travel; the trail’s official direction goes the opposite way. “I prefer hiking that way, towards Engelberg,” she says. “It means I can always see Titlis.” I had, indeed, found myself pausing regularly to look back upon the snow-topped, 3,239m mountain, which towers above the town. It seems the beauty of the valley isn’t lost on those accustomed to seeing it every day.

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