RIDGID K-40G PF, K-40B manual Torque Arm, Cable End Indicator

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3.Separate the drum front from the drum back by twist- ing apart (Figure 19).

Figure 19 – Twist Drum Apart

4.Lift the inner drum, with cable, out of its cradled fit.

5.Fit the new inner drum into the drum back and draw about a foot of cable out of the inner drum (Figure 20).

Figure 20 – When loading cable into an inner drum, wind the cable in CLOCKWISE.

6.Pass the exposed cable head through the drum front assembly, align the drum front with the drum back, and rotate drum front to lock into position. Tighten the screws.

Torque Arm

The K-40/K-40B is supplied with a torque arm inside the inner drum (Figure 21) and attached to the back end of the cable (Figure 22).

The torque arm retains the cable inside the inner drum of the K-40/K-40B and greatly enhances the performance of the machine. It is adjustable to different sizes of cable ranging from 1/4″ through 3/8″.

Figure 21 – Torque Arm Installed in Drum

Figure 22 – Torque Arm Attached to Cable. Cable Should Be Permanently Bent as Shown with Clamp Installed Approx. 2″ From End of Cable

Cable End Indicator

The C-13-IC SB Cable has a “speedbump” at the back end of the cable (Figure 23). This bump in the cable will warn you to stop feeding cable out of the drum. The “speedbump” is most effective on K-40 units with the autofeed accessory. The bump will not pass through the autofeed during operation of the machine. To pass the bump through the autofeed, lift the actuator handle. Continuing to feed the cable past the speedbump may re- sult in the cable coming out of the inner drum requiring you to reload the cable.

Front End	Back End
of Cable

Figure 23 – C-13-IC SB Cable with Cable End Indicator Speedbump is Approx. 84″ From Back End of

Cable

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