control cable protection question

good point on hidden cable strands. i will use fairlead or delron..
"Highflyer" wrote in message
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"Dick" wrote in message
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actually fuselage belly has an inspection/access cover. Thanks though.
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On Mar 12, 7:33 am, "Peter Dohm" wrote:

BTW, your proposed method looks like a dangerous source of both binding
and
corrosion--at least to me.

Peter

And an uninspectable spot. It's unorthodox, at least, and should
be avoided. The cables need to be rerouted via fairleads or rubbing
blocks to separate them, not sleeved.

Dan




An access cover in the belly does NOT make the cables inspectable when
they are covered by a sleeve. Can you detect broken strands?
Separate them positively with a pulley or fairleads please. It doesn't
add much weight and will prevent all kinds of wear and corrosion problems
while remaining inspectable.

Highflyer
EAA Technical Counselor
FAA Technical Safety Counselor

Dick wrote:

good point on hidden cable strands. i will use fairlead or delron..


Good Man!

As a side issue, remember that the cable WILL be excited (mechanically,
if not emotionally), and will want to wiggle all over the place.

(Got to be a better description for this oscillation, but...)

Anyway, cable throught a fairlead (rather that rubbing over a flat
edge) will kill the oscillation at that point - and the cable will
stay in one place.

Fairleads - rather than a protective edge.

Did that make any sense at all???


Richard (I think)