What is a pendant push button switch and how does it works?
Pendant push button:
The pendant push button
is used to control the EOT crane or hoist. The crane pendant station controls
the overhead crane with a wired mechanism. Many wire cables are connected from
the pendant to the control panel. As soon as the switch button is pressed on
the control panel then it immediately provides power to the motors. The crane
pendant can control the many moments of the crane including the start and stop
buttons. The term crane pendant is designed and commonly used to describe the
control unit connected to the crane's electronic mechanism. The device is
connected to a long cable and hung from an overhead crane like a pendant. Also
known as overhang control or overhang control unit. It draws energy from the
same power source that powers the crane itself.
How does the
pendant push button switch work?
The pendant push button station works can work with the
help of two men. The one who is on the ground floor guiding another man sitting
in the cab of an overhead crane or it can be controlled from the ground using
buttons or toggle controllers. This control unit can be connected to the crane
itself or, like many modern cranes, it can be a remote radio unit. The operator
uses a pendant button with a cable attached to the crane and suspended from the
overhead crane to control the crane. When the crane crosses the runway, the
operator walks alongside the crane. You can use the pendant to control the
lifting of the load. Until about ten years ago, all bridge cranes were operated
by wired suspension control devices. Industrial machinery, especially
EOT Crane & Hoist can be easily controlled from the factory floor.
Several combinations of switches can be made using a single speed, double
speed, or potentiometer. Any number of buttons requires only four cables
of 0.25sq mm main. The button has a top layer of silicones to protect the label
from the button.
Types of
push-button pendants:
Pendant push button control has many types and they are
as follows:
1) Two
Buttons:
The EOT crane can be operated in only 2 directions i.e.
one up and another in the down direction.
2) Four
Buttons:
The four-button push-button pendant switch
can control the crane in an up, down, start and stop manner.
3) Six
Buttons:
The six-button can comprise the overhead crane in on,
off, east, west, up, and down directions respectively.
4) Eight
Buttons:
The eight buttons of the pendant switch comprise the
hoist crane in up, down, on, off, east, west, north, and south direction.
5) Ten
Buttons:
The ten button push-button switch can operate the
EOT crane in on, off, up, down, east, west, north, south, one-speed version,
and two-speed version in a respective manner.
Reason for
choosing pendant control switch:
A pendant control device, or simply a crane pendant
device, is a crane control device connected to a crane mechanism. This type of
devices are used to control EOT crane operations from the ground without
the guidance of ground crews. Nowadays, many cranes use radio-operated control
equipment, which can be controlled from a distance. Either the radio remote
control or pendant crane control both the devices and their own some advantages
and some cons so choosing the controlling the device for EOT cranes is
absolutely up to you.
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