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Connecting a World in Motion

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Overview: The Cablecraft Product Catalog provides comprehensive information on control cables, linkages, and controls & accessories, emphasizing the company's expertise in motion control solutions with a focus on safety and quality.
Control Cables & Assemblies:
  • Control Cable Assemblies: Includes pull-only brake controls, clutch control cables, and push-pull cables designed for flexibility and protection from contaminants.
  • Materials and Design: Utilizes carbon steel, stainless steel, and plastic materials, with lifetime lubrication and wiper seals to prevent contamination.
  • Specifications: Offers various models with different bend radii, load ratings, and temperature ranges, with detailed specifications provided.
Linkages:
  • Includes ball joints, rod ends, spherical bearings, and linkage assemblies essential for mechanical system connections.
Controls & Accessories:
  • Features control heads, hardware, and end fittings designed to complement control cables and linkages.
Technical/Application Data:
  • Cautions: Advises against exceeding design parameters or exposing cables to contaminants, emphasizing proper installation and handling.
  • Warnings: Stresses the importance of replacing worn cables to prevent injury or damage.
Specific Product Details:
  • Pull-Only Brake Controls: Designed for high load capability and low deflection, suitable for park brakes.
  • 1500 & 3000 Control Cable Assemblies: Provides detailed specifications and part numbers for various fittings.
  • 800 Control Cable Assemblies: Suitable for brake levers and steering assemblies, featuring galvanized wire rope and nylon covering.
Ordering Information: Offers a structured format for specifying and ordering control cables, including part numbers and dimensions.
Specifications and Ordering Codes: Details specifications for push-pull controls, including ordering codes for UNF and metric threads, specifying duty size, output options, travel, and cable length.
Push-Pull Controls: Describes various types of push-pull controls designed for specific applications, noted for ease of installation and superior performance.
Control Cable Assembly: Common applications include implement control, throttle control, and valve actuation, with cables made from durable materials and temperature rated from -65°F to 310°F.
Material and End Fittings: Cables are made from stainless steel or plated carbon steel, with a range of suggested end fittings.
Push-Pull Standard Specifications: Includes detailed specifications for push-pull cables, including minimum bend radius and input load for various duty levels.
Hand Control Assemblies: Offers a variety of mechanical levers and hand control assemblies made from non-corrosive materials.
Over Center Locking Hand Control: Park brake levers offer superior performance with adaptable mounting configurations.
Warnings and Notes: Emphasizes the user's responsibility to ensure correct application and installation to avoid damage or injury.
Specifications and Kits: Details various kits with components like clevis pins and cable clamps for different installation needs.
Leverstak Hand Control: Designed for agricultural equipment, featuring high lever to cable movement ratios and spring return-to-center.
Push-Pull Hand Control: Offers a mechanical advantage suitable for throttle control, with adjustable friction control and weatherproof assembly.
Unidrum Lever: Designed for hand throttle applications, featuring mechanical advantage and adjustable stop plates.
Custom Hand Controls: Includes single and multi-axis hand controls for various applications.
Foot Control Assemblies: Engineered for efficiency and dependability, suitable for throttle, clutch, and brake pedals.
Warnings: Emphasizes the user's responsibility to determine the suitability of parts for their intended use, especially where safety is a factor.
Installation and Mounting Guidelines:
  • Ball Studs: Ensure secure mounting and follow specified torque values.
  • Rod Ends: Tighten fasteners carefully to prevent distortion.
  • Vibration Applications: Use self-locking nuts or lockwashers to prevent loosening.
  • Ball Joints and Bearings: Mount to best utilize gravitational force.
  • Misalignment Prevention: Incorporate a stop in the linkage system.
  • Product Suitability: Users must determine the suitability of parts for specific applications.
  • Testing for Useful Life: Test sample parts under actual conditions.
Load Definitions: Defines load capacities for rod ends and spherical bearings.
Specifications and Recommendations:
  • Ball Joints vs. Rod Ends: Ball joints are economical and suitable for minimal clearance applications.
  • Material and Design: Products are designed and manufactured in the USA.
  • Environmental Considerations: Consider environmental conditions when designing linkage solutions.
  • Corrosion Resistance: Specialty alloy designs are available to prevent corrosion.
Product Specifications: Details specifications for various ball joints and rod ends.
Warnings: Users are responsible for determining the suitability of parts for their intended use.
Ball Joint Design: Features a hardened steel housing and ball stud combination for enhanced wear life.
Materials and Specifications: Details materials and specifications for ball joints and rod ends.
Rod Ends: Describes various rod ends suitable for different applications.
Performance and Applications: Highlights performance characteristics and provides detailed specifications.
Warnings and Recommendations: Emphasizes the user's responsibility to determine the suitability of parts for their intended use.
Overview: Provides technical specifications and applications for various control heads and hardware fittings.
Twist Lock Control Heads: Robust solutions for mechanically connecting and locking a manual input source to a remote output.
Vent Control Industrial: Converts rotary motion into push-pull motion, ideal for heater valve and air conditioning vent control.
Hardware & End Fittings: Lists various parts with specifications for application suitability.
Additional Components: Details components like compression springs and modulator assemblies.
Safety Warning: Users are responsible for determining the suitability of parts for their intended use.
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CABLECRAFT PRODUCT CATALOG Connecting a World in Motion

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Engineered solutions for your motion control needs. Index Controls Cables & Assemblies • • • • “Cablecraft puts powerful control safely in the hands of the world’s drivers, pilots, and e

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Today’s Cablecraft® control cables and heads have evolved from over 50 years of experience in meeting a wide variety of motion control applications. Combining careful selection of materials with optimized fabrication methods, Cablecraft Motion Controls provides users with the most versatile, highest quality control cables available. Our cables are the most flexible in the industry and offer superior protection from contaminants and damage. Pull-Only Brake Controls Pull-Only Clutch Control Cables Pull-Only Tension Controls Push-Pull Standard Controls Push-Pull Blue Max Cable Pull-Only T-Flex Controls...

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Control Cable Assemblies Specifications Part Materials – Inner Member Materials – Conduit Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Pull Only Carbon Steel Pull Only Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Pull Only Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Bend Radius Load Rating Push* Working Force (lbs) Load Rating Pull* Working Force (lbs) *Depends upon duty Performance Comparison Part Bristow Utility LF-EXT Low Friction Performance 800# Brake 1500# Brake 3000# Brake Bend Radius Strength Integrity Service Life

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Controls Cables & Assemblies Technical/Application Data Industrial Controls Cautions The following cautions describe application and installation information: 1. Do not install Cablecraft ® control cables on any application which may exceed any of the design parameters of the control cable. 2. Cablecraft control cables are designed and assembled to be non-repairable. Do not attempt to modify this control cable. 3. Cablecraft control cables are designed to be contaminant resistant: not contaminant proof. Protect the cable from contaminants such as gas, oil, diesel fuel, water, dirt, and chemicals...

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Pull-Only Brake Controls 1500 & 3000 Control Cable Assemblies Simple to install and easy to maintain, these versatile pull controls are found on numerous types of mechanical equipment. Specifically designed for applications that require a high load capability and low deflection, this flexible control is designed to transmit pull motion between two mechanical devices without the use of rods, bellcranks, or other rigid mechanical linkage. Common Applications: Park brakes, pull-only cable systems • High load capacity • Low deflection • Installed bend radius down to 5 inches Material: • Carbon steel...

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Strap Clevis Part Numbers Closed Strap Clevis A CS563 .28 *use with 5/16 threaded end rod with nuts only Controls Cables & Assemblies 1500 & 3000 Pull-Only Brake Order Code CLEVIS CABLE STOP CONDUIT THREADED CONDUIT CAP THREADED END FITTING *REMOVABLE CLEVIS To specify a pull-only brake, the following information must be given in the order listed: 1. Left innermember end fitting part number. 2. Left conduit end fitting part number. 3. Length “A” between conduit fitting reference points in inches. 4. Right conduit end fitting part number. 5. Right innermember end fitting part number. 6. Length...

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Pull-Only Brake Controls 800 Control Cable Assemblies This 800 lb. pull-only brake cable provides an efficient and flexible means to transmit pull only motion between two mechanical devices. Simple to install and easy to maintain, our versatile pull controls are found on many types of mechanical equipment. Common Applications: Brake levers, lift levers, and steering assemblies • All hardware meets recognized industry related standards for environmental protection and corrosion resistance • Wide variety of fittings to meet our customers design needs Material: • Standard 1 x 19 galvanized wire...

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Controls Cables & Assemblies Pull-Only Brake Controls End Rod Part Number and Detail (Dimensions - Inches) Part No. Overall Length Minimum Thread Length Insert Length Swage Length Swage Index 800 Pull-Only Brake Order Code TE543 To specify a pull-only cable, the following information must be given in the order listed: 1. Left innermember end fitting part number. Enter 000 if no fitting is required. 2. Left conduit end fitting part number. 3. Length “A” between conduit fitting reference points. 4. Right conduit end fitting part number. 5. Right innermember end fitting part number. 6. Length “B”...

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Pull-Only Clutch Control Cables Control Cable Assembly This flexible control is designed to transmit pull motion between two mechanical devices without the use of rods, bellcranks, or other rigid mechanical linkage. Simple to install and easy to maintain, these versatile pull controls are specifically designed for applications that require a high load capability and low deflection. Common Applications: Clutch controls, heavy-duty lanyards • Custom engineered assembly • Installed bend radius down to 5 inches • Sealed and lubricated for life Material: • Nylon covered innermember • Plastic covered...

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High Performance Clutch Cables HD conduit, brake/clutch innermember 500 lb. pull-only operating load. Order Code: T = Travel 2”- 6” L = Length overall Part No. A183-400-T-L (5/16-24 end rods MD) Grooved-Grooved Part No. A183-111-T-L (3/8-24 end rods HD) Grooved-Grooved Controls Cables & Assemblies Mack Truck® style clutch cable, HD conduit and special clutch innermember Part No. CA312-A-L (A = Conduit length; L = Length overall; see table below) Part No. A183-401-T-L (5/16-24 end rods MD) Grooved-Threaded 11/16-16 Part No. A183-110-T-L (3/8-24 end rods HD) Grooved-Threaded 7/8-14 Part No. A183-402-T-L...

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Pull-Only Tension Controls Pull-Only Tension Durable and long lasting, this versatile cable assembly is easily customized with threaded or grooved ends, and a wide range of end fittings. Common Applications: Throttle control, blade engagement, choke, latch release, window release, seat release • Durable, long lasting construction • Wide range of end fittings, with a stainless steel option • Low cost, economical choice • Sealed and lubricated for life Material: • Brass conduit caps (optional) • Stainless end fittings (optional) Suggested End Fittings: • Rod ends • Clevises • Threaded end fittings...

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