loading cylinders and the geometry of the linkages connect- 

 ing the pistons and track. 



This machine did not satisfactorily englut the modules 

 tested although the faired wire rope assemblies did track 

 through the machine without damage to the rope or fairing. 

 Some deformation of the fairing clips was observed, and it 

 was noted that the rope tended toward the edges of the 

 treads when slack was allowed to accumulate at the point of 

 discharge and when proper aligrunent of the rope was not 

 maintained at the point of entry. 



The second winch, manufactured by the Western Gear 

 Corporation and marketed under the trade name "Cable Hauler/' 

 was tested at sea with full-scale faired cable and a dummy 

 instrument module. This winch, shown on Figure 8^ and its 

 installation for test are described in Appendix II. The 

 purpose of the test was to evaluate the proficiency of the 

 machine in handling the faired cable and module i, to evaluate 

 a roller-and-guide technique for orientation and direction 

 of the fairing, and to determine the tractive effort attain- 

 able with faired cable. The details of the tests are given 

 in Appendix II. 



The winch satisfactorily handled the faired cable 

 assembly^ and englutted and passed the module j, as shown on 

 Figure II-2. The roller and guide assembly satisfactorily 

 perfozrmed its intended function. The maximum measured line 

 pull was just over 10^,000 pounds, with pressure of 110 psig 



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