What is used to attach dead ends of wire ropes?

What is used to attach dead ends of wire ropes?

• A. Wedge Sockets
• B. Rope Clamps
• C. Button Sockets
• D. Shackle Pins

Answer: (C)

Button sockets are used to terminate the dead end of a wire rope. They provide a secure, fixed termination by crimping a solid button into the rope end, which confines the strands and prevents fraying or slipping under load. This creates a reliable bearing surface and a stable end for attaching to hooks or hardware. Wedge sockets also terminate rope but use a wedge to compress the rope inside the socket, which is a different termination method and suited to other configurations. Rope clamps join two rope ends rather than terminating a single dead end, and shackle pins are used to secure shackles to hardware, not to terminate rope ends.

Button sockets are used to terminate the dead end of a wire rope. They provide a secure, fixed termination by crimping a solid button into the rope end, which confines the strands and prevents fraying or slipping under load. This creates a reliable bearing surface and a stable end for attaching to hooks or hardware.

Wedge sockets also terminate rope but use a wedge to compress the rope inside the socket, which is a different termination method and suited to other configurations. Rope clamps join two rope ends rather than terminating a single dead end, and shackle pins are used to secure shackles to hardware, not to terminate rope ends.