For as long as winching has been around, the industry standard has been aircraft-grade steel cable, which is more durable than synthetic rope, but comes at the expense of weight and strength. Steel is ...

Task: The rescue team shall grasp how to determine when its winches can and can’t be used based on the condition of their wire rope Wire rope is the steel cable that can be found on rescue winches and ...

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The NEC contains 12 articles (320 through 340) covering types of cables. The cable types covered include: armored cable (Type AC); flat cable assemblies (Type FC); flat conductor cable (Type FCC); ...