An examination of a key component to rope life and rope performance. There is an old saying that bears repeating when discussing elevator rope lubrication: "It isn't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just isn't so." This is doubly true for professionals concerning the topic of rope lubrication. Over the years, it appears that a large amount of erroneous (and, in some cases, simply untrue) information has been disseminated and taken at face value. Why should professionals be concerned? Because these "myths" can lead to severely shortened hoist-rope life and diminished system performance.
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