Glossary · Drum handling
spindle (axle)
Steel bar through the arbor hole on which the drum turns during payout.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | spindle (axle) | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | mil (aks) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Achse (Trommelachse) | Prysmian, Kabeltrommeln (DE) p. 7 (maker's catalogue) |
| Nederlands | haspelas | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | axel (trumaxel) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | axe | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | eje de la bobina | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | aksel (tromleaksel) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | aksel (trommelaksel) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | kela-akseli | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | asse della bobina | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | axul tamburului | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | oś bębna | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | osa bubnu | Prysmian CZ, kabelové bubny p. 7 (maker's catalogue) |
| Русский | ось барабана | our own translation (typical practice) |
Used in the laying guide
LV PVC power cables · LV XLPE power cables · LV armoured cables · Medium voltage cables · High voltage cables · Flexible cords · Control and instrument cables · Solar (PV) cables · Outdoor telecom cables · North American cables · Aerial bundled cables · Ship and offshore cables
Related terms
arbor hole (spindle hole) · payout (unreeling) · spindle plate · spreader bar · steel drum · tare weight · test certificate · traverse (inner width)
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- Prysmian, Kabeltrommeln (DE): Prysmian Group Deutschland, Ins Rollen gebracht: alles, was Sie über unsere Kabeltrommeln wissen müssen (drum handling guide, German) (maker's catalogue)
- Prysmian CZ, kabelové bubny: Prysmian Group Czech Republic, guide to cable drum handling, transport and storage (PGCZ drum handling, Czech) (maker's catalogue)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.