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12.14 APPENDIX 14 TYPE C DEVICES– DESCENDERS – STATIC TESTS<br />

Device<br />

Brand<br />

Table 31<br />

Devices type C – descenders – static tests<br />

Rope Test<br />

Diameter<br />

(mm)<br />

AML Edelrid 10.5<br />

Anthron<br />

Double Stop<br />

Edelrid 10.5<br />

Petzl I’D Edelrid 10.5<br />

Petzl Stop Edelrid 10.5<br />

SRT<br />

Noworries<br />

Edelrid 10.5<br />

Troll Allp Edelrid 10.5<br />

Troll pro<br />

Allp Tech<br />

Edelrid 10.5<br />

Type Pass/ Fail<br />

Low<br />

stretch<br />

Low<br />

stretch<br />

Low<br />

stretch<br />

Low<br />

stretch<br />

Low<br />

stretch<br />

Low<br />

stretch<br />

Low<br />

stretch<br />

149<br />

Pass<br />

Slip<br />

(mm)<br />

Not<br />

applic<br />

-able<br />

Pass ~30<br />

Fail +300<br />

Pass<br />

Not<br />

applic<br />

-able<br />

Pass ~50<br />

Pass ~50<br />

Fail<br />

Not<br />

applic<br />

-able<br />

Pass ~50<br />

Comments<br />

Slip not<br />

measured<br />

Knot not<br />

required- self<br />

locking<br />

sufficient<br />

Locked with<br />

handle<br />

Locked with<br />

knot<br />

Locked as per<br />

instructions, not<br />

with knot.<br />

Locked <strong>of</strong>f as<br />

per instructions-<br />

<strong>rope</strong> bent sharply<br />

over top edge <strong>of</strong><br />

device<br />

Locked with<br />

knot. Survives 3<br />

minutes but<br />

device distorted<br />

and unusable<br />

Locked with<br />

knot. No damage<br />

visible<br />

Note: ‘Pass/Fail’ in the above table only applies in relation to the test and criteria employed, and<br />

may not be relevant to the safety and practicality <strong>of</strong> the item in question when it is used in any<br />

specific application

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