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Kulkoni, Inc. v921 WARNING: NEVER EXCEED WORKING LOAD LIMIT Page 8 PROPER HANDLING OF WIRE ROPE MEASURING OF WIRE ROPE How to measure (or caliper) a wire rope correctly. Since the "true" diameter (A) lies within the circumscribed circle, al- ways measure the larger dimension (B). Actual diameter can be 5% larger than nominal wire rope diameter . RECEIVING AND STORING WIRE ROPE Make certain that the wire rope received is the one that was ordered. Check for obvious damage to wire rope and reel. Store wire rope away from heat, moisture and other corrosive agents. This means storing under a weatherproof cover, off the ground, preferably in a dry, cool, well ventilated warehouse. If wire rope has to be kept outdoors, cover it with a coating of protective wire rope lubricant and cover both wire rope and reel with waterproof material. Keep it well off the ground. Careful inspection after extended storage is of utmost importance. UNREELING OR UNCOILING WIRE ROPE Great care must be taken when removing wire rope from reels or coils. Looping the rope over the flange of the reel or pulling the rope off a coil while it is lying on the ground will create loops in the line. If these loops are pulled tight, k inks will result, thereby permanently damaging the wire rope. Check illustrations below showing correct and incorrect ways of unreeling and uncoiling wire rope. Whenever handling wire rope, take care not to drop reels or coils. This can damage wire rope and collapse the reel, making removal of the wire rope extremely difficult if not impossible.