ISC products are constantly evolving and since the first launch of Zippey more than 3 years ago, they have gathered feedback from zip operators from all around the world and fed them into an engineering review. This review has specifically been driven by a number of concerns about the variation in performance/longevity of the Zippey trolleys returned by various customers/test sites around the world. They know that different sites around the world have very different environments (humidity, coastal locations, sandy environments...etc.) and these have significant effects on the bearings.
Review Findings
1. Cable: Cable Construction is a key factor. Coarse cable can be of significant detriment to the longevity of the trolley and especially the bearings. There is a reasonable correlation between the coarseness of the cable ('6 x 25' cables being the worst cable type), and the life of the bearing.
They like to use the analogy of having a Ferrari and driving it on a cobbled street! You just wouldn’t! A Ferrari should be driven on smooth highways...and Zippeys (and all Zip Trolleys) like to run on smooth cables!
2. Bearings: Their investigation into the quality and type of bearings that we use found that they needed to be sourced directly from a reliable, specialist manufacturer to ensure consistent quality. After all, the bearings are the critical component in the trolley!
3. Wheels: The advice from the bearing specialist also confirmed that the bearing housing (the wheel), should be of a sufficient hardness to support the bearing. We have therefore increased the hardness of our wheels, so that they are hard enough to resist any deformation during use and to provide adequate support for the bearing. We have switched to a special type of Stainless Steel which provides an outstanding combination of high strength and optimal mechanical properties, suited to the typical range of operating temperatures. This material also provides excellent corrosion resistance. Although in very harsh environments, it may gradually develop overall light rusting and pitting, this superior material is vastly superior to the standard Heat-treatable Stainless Steels.
The new wheel material is designed to be factory-hardened, as the material must be hardened after the machining process. This hardening process results in an iridescent (purple/bronze) coloured finish to the surface of the wheel. This is a normal effect of this superior material and treatment.
The integral design of the Zippey remains unchanged and we're still using a double row of bearings for stability during flight, (single bearings can cause the trolley to try to climb the cable which results in uneven wear to one side or the other).
Other upgrades to the Zippey Range include:
NEW Bumper Material
Flat end bumpers are now made from an impact resistant Polymer which has significantly increased the wear resistance when impacting an end stop/braking system.
Improved Gate-closure Spring
The new design of the Stainless Steel gate-closure spring offers improved durability/life span, whilst offering the same, positive functionality allowing the Zippey to be easily mounted/dismounted.
Fully CE Approved
450g
MBS 25kN
Bi- directional so there’s no wrong way to attach it to the wire
One handed action
Secure, spring-loaded double locking gate mechanism – easily operated with finger or thumb
Long-life high specification ball bearings – Standard Zippey bearings are sealed
Speed rating – 60mph (90kph)
Expected life of bearings could be more than 1000 miles (1500km)
Direct lanyard connection (attachment eye of the Zippey has been designed to accept a 1” (25mm) wide webbing lanyard (See 5CM-LRA101), and has been specially radiussed to minimize wear
Replaceable End Stops – Flat or Hooked – Standard Zippey has FLAT
Hooked End Stops are compatible with SmartSnap Continuous Attachment Device RP420, as well as most karabiners/Snaphooks.
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DESC
RRP+VAT
RP074A1.3
Std bearings, Flat ends
£103.47
RP074A2.3
Std bearings, Hook ends
£128.85
KT074A1
Flat end stops - Pack 10
£42.75
KT074A2
Hook ends - Pack 10
£169.64
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