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Inspection and Maintenance of Locking Gates
Download this step-by-step ‘walk-through’ to aid with the inspection and maintenance of DMM (and other) auto-lock carabiner gate mechanisms.
How to work out the date of manufacture from Sterling’s Lot number
Date of manufacture for your climbing gear is worth recording, especially for ‘soft’ goods like ropes, harnesses, slings and prusiks, as materials can degrade over time. Since the introduction of the PPE laws in Europe manufacturers have been including instructions which give guidance on obsolescence timelines.
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