Aracom Miniline

Double Braid

Aracom Miniline

Aracom Miniline combines a low helix angle core of Technora® Aramid with a very tightly woven over-braid of thin polyester. Aracom Miniline provides the maximum strength–to-weight ratio in a composite Aramid polyester construction.

Aracom Miniline can also be ordered with Fuzz Fairing

Yale Cordage designs combinations of high- performance fairings specifically for the ocean environment in almost any configuration. This pairing is highly effective at eliminating strum and reducing drag where application is either hydrodynamic or aerodynamic. Yale’s faired ropes can be wound on a reel without any damage to the fairing or rope.

In use, they contribute significantly to drag reduction, strum suppression and longitudinal damping. Some obvious benefits are longer cable life and reduced background noise for better data. Special handling is not required, it won’t hamper deployment gear, and it is cost effective. Fairings are used on towed array configurations, drifting buoys, moored arrays (surface and subsurface), and many drogue applications due to a recently developed stiff bristle fairing.

Aracom 100 Splicing Instructions

Approved Splice Technique: #10015112, #10018009.

Aracom Miniline Specifications and Data

Diameter (Inches)	Weight (Lbs/100f)	Average Spliced Break Strength *(Lbs)	Minimum Spliced Break Strength *(Lbs)	Maximum Working Load 5:1 **(Lbs)
1/16	0.2	470	423	90
3/32	0.4	890	801	170
1/8	0.8	1,730	1,485	330
5/32	1.0	2,500	2,160	480
3/16	1.7	4,200	3,600	800
1/4	2.5	6,300	5,400	1,200
5/16	3.3	8,400	7,200	1,600
3/8	4.2	13,790	11,520	2,560
7/16	6.7	17,320	15,210	3,380
1/2	8.0	22,000	19,800	4,400
9/16	10.6	30,500	27,450	6,100
5/8	12.0	36,000	32,400	7,200
3/4	21.0	56,000	50,400	11,200
7/8	25.9	78,000	70,200	15,600
1	33.9	94,000	84,600	18,800
Diameter (mm)	Weight (Kg/100m)	Average Spliced Break Strength *(kg)	Minimum Spliced Break Strength *(kg)	Maximum Working Load 5:1 **(kg)
2	0.3	200	180	40
2	0.6	385	347	77
3	1.2	745	671	149
4	1.5	1,085	977	217
5	2.5	1,815	1,634	363
6	3.3	2,720	2,448	544
8	4.9	3,630	3,267	726
10	6.8	5,810	5,229	1,162
11	10	7,670	6,903	1,534
13	11.9	9,985	8,987	1,997
14	15.8	13,845	12,461	2,769
16	17.9	16,340	14,706	3,268
19	31.3	25,420	22,878	5,084
22	38.6	35,410	31,869	7,082
25	50.5	42,675	38,408	8,535

* Knots and abrupt bends significantly reduce the strength of all ropes and lower the maximum working load.
** Working load is based on static or moderately dynamic lifting/pulling operations. Instantaneous changes in load, up or down, in excess of 10% of the rope’s rated working load constitute hazardous shock load and would void the normal working-load recommendation. Consult Yale Cordage for guidelines for working loads and the safe use of rope.