Cycle Life Tests
Test of Service Life for Cable Track Cables
| Cycle Life Testing Machine for Continuous Flex Cables (Only One of Our Continuous Flex Testing Methods) |
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Test Parameters
| Test Parameter |
Value |
| Travel distance: |
900 mm |
| Speed approx.: |
1.4 m/s |
| Acceleration approx.: |
20 m/s² |
| Temperature during testing: |
+10°C up to +22°C |
| Monitoring: |
electrical continuity test and visual damage of jacket |
Test Results
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S 980 P - 18 AWG/12c
77741210 |
SD 960 P - 22 AWG/5c
7760503 |
| Cable-Ø approx.: |
11.6 mm |
5.9 mm |
| Bending radius of the cable: |
8.6 x O.D. |
8.1 x O.D. |
| Bending radius of the chain: |
100 mm |
48 mm |
| Results: |
25,000,000 cycles |
> 20,000,000 cycles |
Additional Cycle Life Testing
Test of Service Life for Cable Track Cables
| Test of Service Life for Cable Track Cables |
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Monitoring
| Monitoring |
Description |
| Electrical: |
break of a single conductor |
| Optical: |
short-circuit damage of jacket appearance of kinks |
Test Parameters
| Test Parameter |
Value |
| Acceleration: |
5.5 m/s² |
| Travel vl: |
1400 mm |
| Cable length in motion: |
2800 mm |
| Speed |
0.8 m/s |
| No. of bendings: |
variable |
| Bending radius: |
variable |
| Load: |
variable |
| Roll-ø d1: |
variable |
| Roll-ø d2: |
variable |
Test Results
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S 200 (12 x 1.0 mm²) |
S 90 (12 x 1.0 mm²) |
S 86 (12 x 1.0 mm²) |
| Bending radius during test: |
4.3 x O.D. |
3.6 x O.D. |
3.5 x O.D. |
| Travel: |
1.9 m |
1.9 m |
1.9 m |
| Acceleration: |
40 m/s² |
40 m/s² |
40 m/s² |
| Temperature during test: |
+10°C up to +22°C |
+10°C up to +22°C |
+10°C up to +22°C |
| Speed: |
1.4 m/s |
1.4 m/s |
1.4 m/s |
| Dimension: |
10.4 mm |
12.5 mm |
12.9 mm |
| Roll diameter d1: |
90 mm |
90 mm |
90 mm |
| Roll diameter d2: |
125 mm |
125 mm |
125 mm |
| No. of bendings: |
17,438,485 |
2,929,730 |
2,508,904 |
