Figure 1 - (a) Examination of a 54 mm (2 in.), 6 ´ 27 (this expression indicates the number of wires in a strand wrapped around a core of other wires), skip hoist rope with the computerized tester, short rope end; (b) examination of a 54 mm (2 in.), 6 ´ 27, skip hoist rope with the computerized tester, long rope end.
Figure 2 - Detailed examination of a metallic inclusion inside a 40 mm (1.57 in.), 34 ´ 19, plastic filled valley (PFV) skip balance rope with the computerized tester.
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