Welke kabel hoort in een kabelrups?

Een kabel die gemaakt is voor bewegend gebruik, met een minimale buigradius die past bij de rups. Wij leveren daarvoor de TRAXLINE-kabels van Tsubaki Kabelschlepp.

Hoe groot moet de buigradius zijn?

Minstens de minimale buigradius uit het datablad van de gevoeligste kabel. Als richtwaarde 7,5 keer de dikste kabeldiameter; 10 keer is beter voor veel bewegingen.

Kan ik de indeling zelf bekijken?

Ja. Met ChainLogic deel je de kabels in de doorsnede in en zie je direct of er genoeg ruimte is.

Cable break in the cable carrier?Usually the cable is not the cause.

Cables that break in a cable carrier are usually not bad cables. They are too tight, bend too sharply, are not secured properly or are not made to move. A new cable only solves it for a while.

Call a specialist Fix it yourself

Does the machine regularly fail because of a signal or power supply? Have it checked before a cable break causes a bigger fault or damage.

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Symptoms

Do you recognise this?

Intermittent or dropping signals from encoders and sensors
Motors or lighting that fail now and then
Visible break or bulge in the sheath
Cables that lie twisted or pushed up in the carrier

You can check this yourself

What bending radius does the carrier have and what does the cable datasheet require?
Is the cable suitable for use in a cable carrier?
Do the cables lie loosely side by side or pressed against each other?
Are the cables fixed at both ends with strain relief?

Causes

What it is usually down to

Often several causes play a role at once. We look at the carrier, the installation and the movement together.

Let us take a look Do you already know which part is broken? Request it straight away

01Bending radius too small
Every cable has a minimum bending radius for moving use. If the carrier radius is below that, the cores will break sooner or later. As a guideline we keep to at least 7.5 times the thickest cable diameter; for many cables 10 times is better.
02No cable for moving use
A standard installation cable is not made to bend millions of times. A carrier needs highly flexible cables.
03Too little space in the carrier
Cables pressing against each other or the wall chafe and are squeezed in the bend. A carrier must leave room around every cable.
04Not fixed properly
Without strain relief at both ends, the cable creeps back and forth in the carrier and starts to twist.
05Cables and hoses mixed together
Without dividers, thick and thin cables lie on top of each other and damage each other.

Step by step

Fix it yourself

Have a fitter in house and want to do it yourself? This is the order we follow too.

Level: For a technician

What you need

A replacement cable suitable for moving use
Tool for the strain relief
An electrician for connecting

Request parts Manuals and datasheets Check the whole carrier with the carrier check

Safety first. Only work on a machine that is stationary, de-energised and locked out against switching on. Secure axes that can move or drop. Follow your company's safety rules.

(01)
View cable path
Open the carrier and see where the cable is damaged. If the damage is always in the same place in the bend, the radius or the layout is the cause.
(02)
Compare radius
Look up the minimum bending radius in the cable's datasheet and compare it with the bending radius of the carrier. With the bending radius calculator you can see straight away whether it fits.
(03)
Check layout
Do cables lie on top of each other or press against each other? Heavy cables belong on the outside, light ones on the inside, with dividers in between.
(04)
Laying in without tension
Unroll the new cable without pulling it off the reel and lay it in straight, with a little room in the length.
(05)
Strain relief on both sides
Fix the cable at the driver and at the fixed point, not in the carrier itself. That way the carrier absorbs the movement and not the cable.

When to stop

Is the carrier's radius smaller than the cable allows, or was the cable not made for moving use? Then a new cable of the same type will not solve it.

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Solution

Prefer to have it fixed? This is how we do it

Not just replacing, but making sure it does not happen again.

01Map out the cable package: All cables and hoses with their diameter and minimum bending radius in one list.
02Redo layout: With dividers and, where needed, a shelf, every cable gets its own place and enough room.
03The right cable and radius: Where necessary, highly flexible cables and a carrier with a radius that suits the cables.
04Strain relief on both sides: Cables are secured at the fixed point and the driver, so they do not creep.