Starter cable

[Greg Garnett]

I have found that my starter cable is about 1/2 inch too short. Can I solder an extension onto the tip or should I buy a new wire of the proper length? If I purchase new wire, what type of wire should it be? Piano wire? Greg Garnett

[ian thomson]

Depending on the amount of slack in the cable it is often possible to gain the extra length for the inner by shortening the outer by the half inch or so which you need. If you do replace the cable, flexible (bowden) cable will do. It is cheaper to buy it from a cycle shop where it is used for brake cable. The end can be unsoldered from the knob fairly easily and the new cable soldered back in thus preserving originality. Use silver (hard) solder - the softest grade will do. If a quick fix is needed use an elecrical connector block to extend the existing cable. We call them "chocolate blocks". The plastic can be stripped away from the metal insert and existing and new extension can be secured by both screws. I would not trust a soldered extension. Ian Thomson. -------- --- Greg Garnett garnetgl@muohio.edu> wrote:

> > I have found that my starter cable is about 1/2 inch > too short. > Can I solder an extension onto the tip or should I > buy a new wire of the > proper length? > If I purchase new wire, what type of wire should it > be? > Piano wire? > > Greg Garnett > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mg-tabc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > >

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[David Lodge]

Hello Ian, The old plastic maquerading as a chocolate-block trick! That's pretty nifty, and a great get-you-home idea! Regards, David Lodge ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE ----- From: "ian thomson" i.thomson@talk21.com> To: "Greg Garnett" garnetgl@muohio.edu>,mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Starter cable Date: 25.4.2005 - 14:57:02

> > Depending on the amount of slack in the cable it is > often possible to gain the extra length for the inner > by shortening the outer by the half inch or so which > you need. If you do replace the cable, flexible > (bowden) cable will do. It is cheaper to buy it from > a cycle shop where it is used for brake cable. The > end can be unsoldered from the knob fairly easily and > the new cable soldered back in thus preserving > originality. Use silver (hard) solder - the softest > grade will do. If a quick fix is needed use an > elecrical connector block to extend the existing > cable. We call them "chocolate blocks". The plastic > can be stripped away from the metal insert and > existing and new extension can be secured by both > screws. I would not trust a soldered extension. > > Ian Thomson. > > -------- > > --- Greg Garnett garnetgl@muohio.edu> wrote: > > > > I have found that my starter cable is about 1/2 inch > > too short. > > Can I solder an extension onto the tip or should I > > buy a new wire of the > > proper length? > > If I purchase new wire, what type of wire should it > > be? > > Piano wire? > > > > Greg Garnett > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > mg-tabc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

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