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traveling cable

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traveling cable [′trav·əl·iŋ ′kā·bəl]
(electricity)
A cable that provides electrical contact between a fixed electrical outlet and an elevator or dumbwaiter car in the hoistway.

traveling cable
A cable, made up of electric conductors, which provides an electric connection between an elevator or dumbwaiter car and a fixed electrical outlet in the hoistway.


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The scope of the work comprises both mechanical and cosmetic upgrades, and includes the installation of a new cab, cab sling, shaft way doors and bucks, microprocessor controller, overhead traction machine, hoist cables and traveling cables.
Later designs substitute contacts at the top and bottom of the stairs to recharge the battery, dispensing entirely with the traveling cable.
8, 1998--Republic Wire and Cable/Siecor, the world's foremost maker or elevator cables, has been awarded a three-year supplier contract with Otis Elevator Company to provide round elevator traveling cable for its worldwide operations.
 
 
 
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