17 Hooked on SER VICE Other Plastics P olyether Block Amide P ebax This high quality plastic is flexible yet ver y durable and runs easily over pulleys with good ab rasion resist ance This plastic can withstand extremely cold tempera tures and still remain flexible It has a general opera ting tempera ture range of 66F to 150F In addition to extrusion over steel cable P ebax plastic is also used to produce such products as golf balls an d ski boots P ebax is offered in na tural or black color Color concentra tes can be added P olypropylene A lightweight reasonably priced plastic sometimes used in place of vin y l It has good wa ter and abrasion resist ance and is ver y flexible Its opera ting tempera ture range is narro wer than vin y l and it is not recommended for a pplica t ion in cold tempera tures belo w 0F Ultra v iolet rays of the sun will degrade polypropylene faster than other plastics P olyethylene Available in high and lo w density P o lyethylene offers good resistance to a wide range of chemicals and is unaffe cted by wa ter W e offer a lo w density polyethylene with excellent environmental stress cracking resistance outdoor wea t herability and tough ness Offered mainly in na tural or black color Urethane P olyester and Hytrel Also plastics tha t we extrude There are man y plastics a v ailable for extrusion onto steel cable W e ha ve used numerous grades and brands when specified by a c us tomer or for a particular purpose Please call our sales department to discuss your needs T O LERANCES Standard outside diameter tolerances for plastic coa ted cables OD of Jacket Standard T o lerance 126 to 250 14 007 251 to 375 38 010 376 to 500 12 015 501 to 750 34 034 W ARNING A pplying fittings over a plastic jacket is not recommended An y fitting pressed or s w a g ed over a plastic jacket will not hold to the nominal break strength of the cable CUST OMER SUPPLIED MA TERIAL W e offer a coa ting ser v ice for your cable subject to certain conditions 1 The cable must be dr y oil free 2 No protruding or broken wires 3 No obvious defects such as high or uneven strands 4 Cable must be evenly wound thread lay on the reels W e ha ve the right to refuse to coa t your cable if in our opinion we cannot pro d u c e a sa tisfactor y finished product or we determine tha t the cable may cause dama ge to our extruders