Cable Wedge Socket

Use a 3 4 socket for a 18 mm rope align live end of rope with center line of pin.

Cable wedge socket.

Always inspect socket wedge and pin before installation. We carry a full line of wire rope clips aka cable clamps quot thimbles sleeves sockets and other. Basket is cast steel. Wedge and basket are designed for easy installation and optimal wire rope efficiency.

1 2 9 16 and 5 8 inches. Apply first load to fully seat the wedge and wire rope in the socket. For intermediate rope sizes use next larger socket size e g. Open wedge sockets ows fast detachable socket range for wire rope diameter 7 86 mm 5 16 3 3 8.

Use a hammer to seat wedge and rope as deep into the socket as possible. To install wrap the wire rope around the removable wedge before securing it inside the body. Mckissick 416 open spelter sockets mckissick 416 open spelter sockets. Two additional holes at the bottom of the wedge can be used as a go no go gauge to determine the proper rope size.

Cable wedge sockets are used to attach a steel cable to a fixed point. This allows the socket to be used with more than one rope size. Of the 18 models of wedge sockets offered by gunnebo johnson all but one the fs 26 can be adapted to at least two sizes of wire rope. They are most often used on cranes.

A wire rope clamp attached through the top hole in the wedge secures the short dead end. Wedge socket terminations have an efficiency rating of 80 based on the catalog strength of xxip wire rope. Crosby 517 mooring sockets crosby 517 mooring sockets spelter. Mckissick s 421t terminator wedge sockets mckissick s 421t terminator wedge sockets mckissick us 422t utility wedge sockets mckissick us 422t utility wedge sockets mckissick s 423t super terminator wedge sockets mckissick s 423t super terminator wedge sockets mckissick sb 427 button spelter.

Individually magnetic particle inspected. The socket body has a charpy value of 25lbs ft at 40 f. Mckissick sb 427 button spelter sockets mckissick sb 427 button spelter sockets mckissick us 422t utility wedge sockets mckissick us 422t utility wedge sockets mooring. Because of that we are equally focused on offering high quality wire rope fittings of all types.

Pin diameter and jaw opening allows wedge and socket to be used in conjunction with open swage and spelter sockets. The ws 5 in fact will adapt to three. The headed attachment pin is standard and has a charpy value of 25 lbs ft at 4 f. When the rope needs frequent changing due to wear or when frequent rope length adjustment is a requirement of the task a cable wedge socket is the best tool for the job.

Together wedge and body act as a vise which grips the wire rope and locks it into place.