§ 14-16-60 — Speed governor cables
Memphis Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 33: codified through Ordinance No. 5959, enacted May 12, 2026) · Memphis Code of Ordinances § 14-16-60
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Sec. 14-16-60. - Speed governor cables.
A. Material. Cables for speed governors, when such cables are replaced, shall be of iron, steel, monel metal, phosphor bronze or covered iron or steel. Exception: elevators with hatch covers. B. Diameter. Speed governor cables shall be not less than three-eighths inch in diameter. C. Tiller rope. Tiller rope may be used only for the portion of the governor cables wound on the safety drum. D. Tags. New speed governor cables shall be tagged as provided in section 14-16-59(B). E. Clearance. Speed governor cables shall run clear of governor jaws during normal operation of the car. F. Altered cable. Wherever the diameter, construction and/or material of the speed governor cable is changed, approval of the proposed change shall be obtained from the supervising inspector and the car safety shall be retested with the altered governor cable in use before the elevator is replaced in service.
(Code 1967, § 49-110; Code 1985, § 46-130)