A cabling spindle 2 comprising a spindle pot 5 and an upper part which is constituted as a conical cabling hood 1, wherein a yarn brake 7 is arranged in the cabling hood 1. According to the invention, the cabling hood 1 merges in its upper region from the conical shape into a convex shape.

An outer-yarn brake (14) for a cording or cabling machine with at least one workstation comprising a bobbin rack (2) for holding at least one feed bobbin (4), a spindle (12) for the rotation of a yarn (6) withdrawn from the feed bobbin (4) around a bobbin pot associated with the spindle (12), and a yarn-guide channel (10) for guiding the yarn (6) received via a free end-portion (8) of the yarn-guide channel (10) to the spindle (12). The outer-yarn brake (14) can be arranged in the yarn running direction of the withdrawn yarn (6) between the feed bobbin (4) and the yarn-guide channel (10) to guide through the withdrawn yarn (6) and comprises a clamping portion for defined braking of the running yarn (6). The outer-yarn brake (14) can be coupled to the free end-portion (8) in order to form a yarn input for the yarn-guide channel (10).

An outer-yarn brake (14) for a cording or cabling machine with at least one workstation comprising a bobbin rack (2) for holding at least one feed bobbin (4), a spindle (12) for the rotation of a yarn (6) withdrawn from the feed bobbin (4) around a bobbin pot associated with the spindle (12), and a yarn-guide channel (10) for guiding the yarn (6) received via a free end-portion (8) of the yarn-guide channel (10) to the spindle (12). The outer-yarn brake (14) can be arranged in the yarn running direction of the withdrawn yarn (6) between the feed bobbin (4) and the yarn-guide channel (10) to guide through the withdrawn yarn (6) and comprises a clamping portion for defined braking of the running yarn (6). The outer-yarn brake (14) can be coupled to the free end-portion (8) in order to form a yarn input for the yarn-guide channel (10).

A workstation (1) of a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine which comprises a rotatably mounted spindle (2) and a balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9) height-adjustable by means of a drive (18, 29) coupled to a control device (20) which controls the drive (18, 29) in such a manner that it displaces the balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9) between operating positions (AP.sub.1, AP.sub.2) dependent upon production parameters and a resting position (RS) advantageous in the case of production interruptions and transient operating phases associated with the latter. A device (21, 23, 24, 25) is present for detecting a measured value (i), which is made available to the control device (20) and which causes the control of the drive (18, 29) to change the position of the balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9).

A workstation (1) of a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine which comprises a rotatably mounted spindle (2) and a balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9) height-adjustable by means of a drive (18, 29) coupled to a control device (20) which controls the drive (18, 29) in such a manner that it displaces the balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9) between operating positions (AP.sub.1, AP.sub.2) dependent upon production parameters and a resting position (RS) advantageous in the case of production interruptions and transient operating phases associated with the latter. A device (21, 23, 24, 25) is present for detecting a measured value (i), which is made available to the control device (20) and which causes the control of the drive (18, 29) to change the position of the balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9).

A method for operating a spindle (2) of a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine which comprises an adjustable balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9), wherein for the operation of the spindle (2) under production conditions, the balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9) is adjusted, on the basis of a measured value (i) correlating with the energy consumption of the spindle drive (3), to a first operating position (AP.sub.1), in which a position-dependent minimum of the energy consumption of the spindle drive (3) is reached.

A method for operating a spindle (2) of a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine which comprises an adjustable balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9), wherein for the operation of the spindle (2) under production conditions, the balloon-yarn-guide-eye (9) is adjusted, on the basis of a measured value (i) correlating with the energy consumption of the spindle drive (3), to a first operating position (AP.sub.1), in which a position-dependent minimum of the energy consumption of the spindle drive (3) is reached.

Workstation of a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine for production of carpet yarn, including winding device having package cradle with two frame arms for rotatable mounting of an empty tube or twisting package, package drive roller for frictionally driving twisting package, yarn traversing device for traversing transfer of a yarn to the twisting package, advance roller for regulating a yarn tension, and cover in area of the advance roller with an opening for yarn guided through the yarn traversing device to the twisting package. Package cradle has at least one movable, partially rotatable frame arm and designed so an empty tube with length of at least 315 mm is insertable, that the package drive roller has length of at least 286 mm, that yarn traversing device has traversing stroke of at least 11 inches, and that opening in cover corresponds with the yarn path arising due to the traversing stroke.

Workstation of a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine for production of carpet yarn, including winding device having package cradle with two frame arms for rotatable mounting of an empty tube or twisting package, package drive roller for frictionally driving twisting package, yarn traversing device for traversing transfer of a yarn to the twisting package, advance roller for regulating a yarn tension, and cover in area of the advance roller with an opening for yarn guided through the yarn traversing device to the twisting package. Package cradle has at least one movable, partially rotatable frame arm and designed so an empty tube with length of at least 315 mm is insertable, that the package drive roller has length of at least 286 mm, that yarn traversing device has traversing stroke of at least 11 inches, and that opening in cover corresponds with the yarn path arising due to the traversing stroke.