PW400 cable-pulling winch – capstan winch

The PW400 is the EDER WINCH 400 capstan winch made by EDER Maschinenbau GmbH of Wolfenbüttel, Germany, formerly called “EDER Powerwinch 400” (type ESW 400). It is the ideal complement to Zeitler’s cable blowing units (EZ-50, EZ-100, EZ-300): once the pull cords have been blown into the empty conduits, simply use the PW400 to pull the desired cable into the pipe system easily and without physical effort.

Insert cables quickly and gently

With a pulling capacity of up to 400 kg and a rope speed of up to 40 m/min, you can feed a wide variety of cable types into the conduit system quickly and without damaging the material:

• Coaxial cables
• Telecom and control cables
• Electrical cabling

The capstan winch relieves you of the heavy physical labour and ensures a smooth, controlled cable pull. EDER expressly approves it for construction work, for pulling construction materials, cables or lines over the ground. With a deflection pulley it pulls up to 800 kg.

How the capstan winch works

The winch is anchored with a textile round sling to a counterweight of sufficient load-bearing capacity, the pulling rope is attached to the load and laid around the grooved capstan drum. It is controlled from outside the danger zone at a distance of at least 5 m: pulling on the free end of the rope sets the drum in motion. When the operator lets go of the rope, the winch stops and the rope is held on the drum, so the load cannot slip back.

The capstan winch is designed exclusively for pulling over the ground and for operation by one person. It is not intended for dynamic loads and must not be used for tree climbing, height rescue or transporting people.

Drive

The winch is driven by an air-cooled two-stroke engine from Active (Italy) with 3.3 kW (4.5 hp) and a displacement of 62 cm³; the tank holds 1.1 l. A centrifugal clutch and a spur gear with a ratio of 1:54 in the aluminium housing transmit the power to the capstan drum. Weighing 13 kg and measuring 37 × 33 × 34 cm (L × W × H), the winch remains portable.

Pulling rope

The pulling rope is not included. The winch requires a synthetic rope of Ø 8 to 10 mm whose tensile strength is at least twice the pulling load when pulling over the ground; full pulling capacity may only be reached with the original rope.

Scope of delivery

• EDER WINCH 400 capstan winch (PW400) with Active engine
• User manual

Rope and slings are not included.