CDP

Question 1

What does CDP stand for?

Answer 1

Cross deck pendant

Question 2

What is the diameter of the CDP?

Answer 2

1 ¼ inch

Question 3

What is kinking in relation to the CDP?

Answer 3

When the CDP has been bent and will not return straight

Question 4

What is bird caging?

Answer 4

When the wire is starting to spread apart

Question 5

Define necking down.

Answer 5

Where the CDP diameter gets smaller, usually occurring at the swedge fitting

Question 6

What tool should be used to cut off worn donuts?

Answer 6

Hack saw

Question 7

What should never be used to move the CDP wire?

Answer 7

Pintle hook

Question 8

When removing the bolt from the cowbell, what should be used instead of hitting the ratchet?

Answer 8

Punch and hammer

Question 9

How many donuts can be installed at a time using the jack?

Answer 9

One donut

Question 10

What is the width and length of the tape?

Answer 10

8 inches wide, 920 feet long

Question 11

At what measurement do we flip the tape?

Answer 11

7 ½

Question 12

What is the minimum width of the tape?

Answer 12

7 inches

Question 13

How far are the donuts set from the centerline?

Answer 13

7 feet from the centerline and 14 feet thereafter

Question 14

What is the minimum and maximum requirement for donuts?

Answer 14

Minimum is 12, maximum is 14

Question 15

How long can the tape be exposed before being flipped?

Answer 15

32 months, totaling 64 months of exposure

Question 16

How long can the CDP be on the gear?

Answer 16

24 months or take 35 traps

Question 17

Under what conditions should the CDP be replaced?

Answer 17

1) Arrestment over 180 knots; 4) Arrestments between 160-180 knots; 35) Arrestments over 12 months, with 3 between 160-180 knots; 30) Arrestments over 24 months, with 3 between 160-180 knots

Question 18

How do high-speed arrestments count?

Answer 18

As 2 arrestments

Question 19

What goes on the tape and what goes on the CDP?

Answer 19

Gaco goes on the tape, grykote goes on the CDP

Question 20

What is the minimum temperature for applying 2 part Gaco?

Answer 20

40 degrees

Question 21

Is there a minimum temperature for applying Stevens/Dunbar Gaco?

Answer 21

No minimum temperature

Question 22

How is Gaco applied?

Answer 22

With a paint roller

Question 23

How is grykote applied?

Answer 23

With a paint brush or foxtail

Question 24

What should not be Gaco’d?

Answer 24

The information stenciled on the tape

Question 25

What is the easiest way to check the tape connector for wear?

Answer 25

Using a steel ruler across the bolts

Question 26

What is the maximum height of the CDP?

Answer 26

5 ½ inches

Question 27

What is the minimum height of the CDP?

Answer 27

2 inches