Karabiners failing loler inspection.

[kev7937]

Hi,

Someone who I work with has had five karabiners failed by our loler inspector. The krabs are all new DMM ones of the same type that have never been used. They were failed because you can just, and some only just, get the gate to stick open if you twist it while closing it slowly. As they hadn't been used they were sent back to DMM who returned them and said they were fine, nothing wrong with them but our inspector still won't pass them. Has anyone else had this problem?

 

I think the inspectors correct, if they can get them to stay open they fail.

 

Has he tried graphite powder I find it normally does the trick in this situation

[Marc Lewis]

If he does not have a receipt/record of them being brand new they will need a loler or if they are brand new, unused but 6 months old they will need a loler.

 

Yes I find graphite powder excellent for freeing up sticky krabs. I have used wd40 or similar in the past and find it works well, is this acceptable?

[kev7937]

The trouble with wd40 is that dust sticks to it making them clog up quicker and its not pleasant on your hands

[Dan Earp]

A warm soapy soak dry off and graphite powder is AOK

[High Scale]

Inspection, not testing.

[Johny Walker]

The trouble with wd40 is that dust sticks to it making them clog up quicker and its not pleasant on your hands

 

only needs a drop :001_rolleyes:not a soaking

[stuartc44]

The krabs had been bought some time before the rest of his kit was due to be inspected, when his kit was due they were just added into his kit.

Graphite or wd40 wouldn't help in this case as it is the twisting out of line that makes them stick, nothing else.

The real concern here is that DMM say there is nothing wrong with them and two of our loler inspectors won't pass them.

[kev7937]

The krabs had been bought some time before the rest of his kit was due to be inspected, when his kit was due they were just added into his kit.

Graphite or wd40 wouldn't help in this case as it is the twisting out of line that makes them stick, nothing else.

The real concern here is that DMM say there is nothing wrong with them and two of our loler inspectors won't pass them.

 

Ahh didn't read that bit properly

[kev7937]

only needs a drop :001_rolleyes:not a soaking

 

You wanna tell that to the monkeys that try and flush the junk out with the stuff

[Johny Walker]

You wanna tell that to the monkeys that try and flush the junk out with the stuff

 

 

im lucky, i dont employ any monkeys