The rope construction 8 x 19 Seale, see drawing, is without doubt the worldwide most common traction drive suspension rope.
This rope is successfully used in diameters up to 13mm as a governor rope.
Anyway, 8-strand ropes with natural fibre core is the most common solution for the normal traction drive elevator.
The rope quality of this rope construction depends on the quality of the fibres and the resulting fibre core. This is the reason, why DRAKO is only using DRAKO-made fibre cores.
- rounder than 6-strand ropes, i.e. more contact points rope to groove
- deformable in cross-section, i.e. the new rope adapts a little bit to slightly worn out grooves
- easy to install
- Rope construction: 8x19S-FC
- Marking: According to standard
- Standard: EN 12385-5
