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General Characteristics and Uses
Cable Isolators
In Section 5, starting on page 5-23, we offer a large selection of cable isolators.
These assemblies are made of aircraft-quality, stranded, stainless steel cable,
helically wound into metal retaining bars suitable for surface mounting. Shock
and vibration are damped as the result of friction between strands of cable
under load (“flexture hysteresis”). Their superior characteristics include their
ability to provide protection in compression, extension, shear and roll in all axes
simultaneously.
All stainless steel and aluminum construction gives these units an excellent
ability to resist corrosion and leads to extremely long maintenance-free life.
Below are some of the applications where the cable isolators can be superior to
any other type of vibration mounts.
Application
Types of Equipment
Protected
Sources of Vibration
and Shock
Other Environmental
Hazards
Critical Specifications
(Limitations)
Needed Isolator
Characteristics
Other
Requirements
Shipboard
Electronics
Navigation Displays,
Radar Communication,
Sonar
Nearby Blast, Ship’s
Inherent Vibration,
Heavy Weather
Salt Water,
Temperature Extremes
MIL-S-901D
MIL-STD-167
Life of Installed
Equipment, Corrosion
Resistance,
Maintenance-Free
Compliant in All Directions
Over-the-
Road
Vehicles
Instrumentation,
Generators,
Electronics
Irregular Terrain
Poor Road Condition,
Collision
Temperature Extremes,
Ozone, Radioactivity,
UV Radiation
Munson Rough Road
Course, 10 g’s
Repeated Shock
Altitude Variations,
Exposure to Moisture
Long Fatigue Life,
Large Displacement
Minimum Space,
Maintenance-Free for
Inaccessible Locations
Shipping
Containers
Jet Engines, Missiles,
Gyroscopes, Electronics
Transit, Handling Drop,
Loading / Unloading
Accidental Drop
Excellent Shock
Mitigation
Indefinite Shelf Life,
Repeated Use
Geophysical
Equipment
Data Acquisition, Data
Processing Electronics
Off-the-Road Vehicles,
Transit Ship (Un)loading
Misaligned Installation,
Rough Use
Severe Road Shock,
Careless Handling
Maintenance-Free,
No Replacement
Repeated Large Deflections
Due to Load Shock
Chemical
Processing
Equipment
Centrifuge, Dryers,
Pumps
Unbalanced Dynamic
Loads, Fluid Hammer
Corrosive Environments,
Chlorine, Sulfur
High Temperature,
Corrosive Environments
Low Frequency
Reponse
Maintenance-Free for
Inaccessible Locations
Avionics
ECM, Communications,
Reconnaissance
Rapid Maneuvering,
Hard Landings,
Turbulent Air
Temperature and
Altitude Extremes
15-g 11ms Hard Landing
MIL-STD-810
Long Fatigue Life, No
Aging Deterioration,
Lightweight
Low Profile, Dynamic
Response Does Not
Change with Temperature
or Altitude
Ordnance
Equipment
Missile Launcher, Tank
Artillery, Computer
Controls, Electronics
Off-Road Vehicles,
Railroad Humping
Nearby Blast
—
Munson Rough Road
Course, Railroad Humping
Excellent Shock
Mitigation,
Maintenance-Free
Use at Any Altitude
Medical
Equipment
Mechanical Equipment
Critical to Patient Care
Moving Parts,
Moving Carts
Minimal Vibration
Easy to Maintain,
No Outgassing
Can Be Sterilized
