Inspect Cables And End Connections - Precor Experience Strength General Safety & Maintenance Manual

Inspect Cables and End Connections

CAUTION: Carefully inspect the cables, pulleys, fasteners, and
related hardware regularly. Replace any cable at the first sign of
wear using only Precor-supplied replacement parts. With regular
use, a cable can become worn and might fail. Sudden failure of a
worn cable can cause severe injury to a user. Refer to
Service
to purchase replacement parts.
Inspect the cables and end connections each day, and replace if
damaged. Check for kinks, frayed wires, deterioration of the cable
coating, and broken thimbles. Look for signs of wear particularly at
crimped ends of the cable and near pulleys. (Refer to Figure 2.)
Important: Cables must be replaced immediately if they are damaged
to avoid possible injury to users.
Obvious signs of cable damage are as follows:
Exposed inner wire, stretching or cuts in the coating, or
broken coating in the area that passes over a pulley
A zigzag or wavy pattern
Kinks, which may indicate internal damage
A necked-down cover
A "ballooned" cover
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Figure 2: Signs of cable damage
In addition to inspecting the cables and end connections for
damage, check the following:
• Make sure that each cable is properly adjusted and tightened at
the top of the weight stack.
• Check cable pulleys, end connections, and end fittings. Make
sure all connections are tight, adjusting cable tension as
necessary.
• Make sure that the cable bolt is threaded a minimum of ten
threads into the selector stem, and the locking jam nut is tight.
(Refer to Figure 3.)
Ballooned
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