COMEUP Electric Winch (Ver:02) - Manual (Page 9)

IV. Compliance with EU Directives
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Electric Winches shall comply with the following regulations
1. European Standards of EN 14492-1 for Power Driven Winches came to effect from 29 th .
December 2009
2. European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
3. European Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility ( EMC ) 2004/108/EC
4. European Low Voltage Directive ( LVD ) 2006/95/EC
To comply with EN 14492-1, the following optional accessories must be fitted
to all winches
Low voltage control Rope drum cover
Remote control w/ an emergency stop button Up and down limits protection devices
When using and installing a winch, the owner or end user shall ensure that all legal requirements
are completely complied with.
Extracts from the Directives
1. EN 14492-1 Section 5.15.6 Wire Rope
Wire rope minimum break to be twice winch rating
2. EN 14492-1 Section 5.7.2 Rope Drum
Rope drum mean diameter to be 10 times the diameter of the wire rope and the flanged
drum end plates shall protrude beyond the rope wound on the drum at the top layer by at
least 1.5 x the nominal rope diameter.
3. EN 14492-1 Section 5.7.6 Rope Fastening onto the rope drum
Rope attachment to withstand 2.5 times the winch rating
Rope must have at least two wraps winding before fixing point
4. EN 14492-1 Section 5.15.5 Brake
Winch to hold full rated load
5. EN 14492-1 Section 5.15.2 Rated Capacity Limiters
Winch for lifting and lowering purpose with a rated capacity of 1,000 kg or more shall be
fitted with a rated capacity limiter to prevent overloading of the winch
d
10:1 D/d ratio
at least 5 wraps
fixing point
freeboard >1.5d