The invention relates to a method for fabricating a rope terminal arrangement of an elevator, comprising providing a belt-shaped elevator rope comprising a coating forming the outer surface of the rope; providing at least one gripping member having a gripping face; providing a wedge frame delimiting a wedge-shaped space; placing the gripping face of each said gripping member against the coating of a rope section of the belt-shaped rope; bonding the gripping face of each said gripping member and the coating of the rope section together; wedging the at least one gripping member and the rope section in the wedge shaped space.

The invention furthermore relates to a rope terminal arrangement fabricated with the method, as well as to an elevator implementing the rope terminal arrangement.

A deterioration state of load bearing capacity in an elevator suspension member having a plurality of electrically conductive cords is detected by: providing a multi-phase alternating current circuitry including electrically conductive legs; applying at least one phase of a multi-phase alternating current to at least one of the cords electrically connected to one of the legs; applying at least another phase of the current to at least another cord and at least one resistor electrically connected to at least another leg; measuring an electric indicator current being at least one of a net sum of all phases of the current and an electric bypass current through a neutral wire being connected in parallel to the circuitry, wherein a peak current in each phase is shifted by a phase angle with respect to a peak current in another phase; and determining the deterioration state based on the measured indicator electric current.

A connector assembly includes a connector body and a suspension member. The suspension member extends along a center axis and comprises a plurality of tension members encased in a jacket. The suspension member has one end received within the connector body, and this one end has an end face extending at an angle relative to the center axis with ends of the plurality of tension members being exposed. A plurality of contact members are supported within the connector body, and each contact member contacts an exposed end face of at least one tension member to establish electrically conductive connections with the plurality of tension members.

A rope terminal for supporting an elevator suspension rope comprises a body of electrically conductive material, comprising a wedge house; a connecting rod of electrically conductive material, fixed to the body for connecting mechanically the rope terminal to a rope terminal fixing in a machine room or in a shaft; a wedge configured to be inserted in the wedge house when the rope is wound around the wedge. The rope terminal comprises at least one grounding member configured to create an electrically conductive connection between the body of the rope terminal and an electrically conductive core of the rope having an electrically insulating coating. An elevator and a method for installing an elevator suspension rope having an electrically insulating coating.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of electrical connectors, particularly to technical connectors for drive belts or tensioning belts of lifts. The present invention relates to an electrical connector, as well as to an electrical connection system. In a particular embodiment, the present invention is used in the sector of lifts and/or elevators, both for people and loads.

Likewise, the present invention relates to the method for assembling said electrical connection system, as well as to a method for measuring the wear and/or breakage of a drive belt.