Common Wire Rope Isolator

Wire rope isolators are stable mounting assemblies of high quality
 stranded wire rope held with rugged metal retainers. Each isolating 
element has specific response characteristic determined by the diameter
 of the wire rope, the number of strands, the cable length, the cable 
twist or lay, and the number of cables per section.
Inherent damping is provided by flexure hysteresis, i.e., the rubbing 
and sliding friction between the strands of the wire rope.
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