Specifications

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5.8.4 Polypropylene (PP) rope
Datawell supplies synthetic fibre 12 mm multiplaited polypropylene rope, in short
polypropylene (PP) rope. PP-rope is torsion free and has a breaking strength of 2000 Kg. It is
delivered on coils (200 and 500 m).
Coils of rope should be unrolled. Pull in the direction of the tangent rope (tangentially).
Never pull a length of rope from the coil in the direction of the axis of rotation (axially). Doing
so will result a line impossible to handle due to the torsion built up.
Polypropylene rope is floating, however, over time sediments could be trapped between
the fibres and the heavier rope may finally sink.
PP-rope can be spliced on thimbles, or mounted on a special PP-terminal. Figure 5.8.2
depicts the PP-terminal and illustrates how to mount the PP-rope. When mounting the metal
bracket can be linked directly with e.g. a rubber cord terminal. This eliminates one shackle.
Also available are custom made PP-ropes including in-line float ( 3 kg ) and terminated
with AISI316 thimbles and 12 mm shackles.
Figure 5.8.2. Polypropylene (PP) terminal and mounting instructions.