// DEFINITION
Rope Equalizer, Suspension
a device installed on an elevator, dumbwaiter, or material lift car or counterweight to equalize automatically the tensions in the suspension wire ropes.
Related Code Sections
7.2.6.6 Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts, Suspension-Rope Equalizers
Requirement 2.20.5 does not apply ...
8.6.4.1 General Requirements, Suspension and Compensating Means
suspension steel wire ropes to prevent the loss of traction. Lubrication shall be in accordance with instructions on the rope data tag [see 2.20.2.2.2(n ...
2.20.5 Electric Elevators, Suspension Member Equalizers
Suspension member equalizers, where provided, shall be of the individual compression-spring type or shall meet the requirements of 2.20.5.3. Springs ...
5.3.1.13 Special Application Elevators, Suspension Means
(a) Suspension means shall be not less than two wire ropes or two steel roller-type chains conforming to ASME B29.1. (b) Aircraft cable rope of 7 x ...
7.5.6 Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts, Suspension Ropes and Their Connections
Suspension ropes and their connections shall conform to Section 2.20, except as modified by 7.5.6.1 through 7.5.6.6 ...