Lind cable reel specification guide

01

Project context

Contact details are collected once after the technical specification is reviewed.

Project or application name *

End user / facility

Site location

Company type

02

Application

Choose the reel motion and describe how the cable interacts with the equipment.

How will the reel be used? *

DragCable pays out horizontally to moving work. LiftCable supports a vertically moving load. StretchCable spans between reel and moving equipment. RetrieveReel retrieves cable along a moving path.

Other application information *

Include a photo, sketch or drawing during follow-up if the cable path or mounting is difficult to describe.

03

Environmental data

Describe where the cable reel will be installed and used.

Electrical enclosure sealing, if known

NEMA or IP rating

Minimum ambient temperature *

Maximum ambient temperature *

Ambient temperature unit *

Corrosive materials present? *

YesNoNot sure

Describe the corrosive material *

Hazardous location? *

YesNoNot sure

NEC class, division and group *

Other environmental considerations

04

Mechanical data

Document cycling, equipment speed, payout direction and cable-path devices.

Duty cycle *

Powering moving equipment? *

YesNo

At 20,000 or more cycles per year—or in an unusually harsh environment—the supplied checklist notes that premium cable may be required.

Operating hours per year *Used to annualize the hourly cycle rate without assuming continuous operation.

Operating shifts per year *Used only to compare the entered duty with the checklist's 20,000-cycle annual reference.

Equipment speed *

Cable payout direction *

Parallel with spoolAt an angle

Payout angle, if known

Other mechanical notes

The supplied checklist notes that payout more than 15° from parallel may require a swivel base or swing mount.

05

Electrical data

Use actual nameplate and conductor requirements where available.

Ampacity required per conductor *

Number of conductors, including ground *

Wire gauge / size required *

Wire-size system *

Cable type needed *

Operating voltage *

Operating frequency *

Motor or electrical notes

Checklist reference: single-phase applications typically use three conductors including ground, and three-phase applications typically use four. U.S. frequency is normally 60 Hz. Confirm the actual nameplate and installation requirements.

06

Cable length needed

Add the application lengths. Stretch sag allowance is calculated exactly as printed on the supplied checklist.

Length unit *

Active length *Difference between minimum and maximum operating payout.

Inactive length *Cable outside the reel at minimum payout.

Lift height *Distance from cable lay-up to reel location.

Hook-up length *Length needed for connections at the free end.

Sag allowance10% of active plus inactive length.

Feeder cable length, if neededConnected to the non-rotating side and reported separately. It is standard on some reels and supplied by the customer on others; Collins/Lind must confirm.

Checklist total—Choose an application and enter the required lengths.

07

Supporting information

Indicate what can be supplied after Collins Sales responds.

Supporting files are requested separately. Supporting material can be supplied through the agreed business channel after the Collins team replies.

Build a cable-reel brief that is ready for review.

Describe the complete operating duty.