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ATTACHMENT OF THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL PADS IN THE SID-IISD
P572-V-00
Use approximately 185mm (7.31”) long, 4.67mm (0.184”) wide, 1.33mm thick cable ties to
attach the pads to the ribs. The cable ties should be used at each rib on both the left and
right edges of the pad. Route the cable ties through the holes punched into the pad and
around the rib making certain that the cable tie locking apparatus is at the back side of the
rib. Be sure not to wrap over rib damping material or over the larger flared out portion of
the ribs near the red urethane. Tighten the cable tie so that pad is pulled against the rib and
the pad becomes compressed by the cable tie. Once the cable tie is tightened, the cable
“tail” (excess which was pulled through the locking mechanism) should be approximately
125mm long. About 55 mm of the tie will be utilized on the loop around the ribs (Note:
about 5 mm of the tie remains inside the locking mechanism). An indication of the proper
“tightness” can be identified in Figure A1 below. After tightening the cable tie the proper
amount, cut off the excess “tail” so that no further tightening will occur as well as to reduce
interference.
Figure A1. Cable tie attachment to hold the pads for the SID-IIsD