First I used a Dremel tool to clean the area either side of the damage. Then I tinned the cleaned up area. The copper wire was included to keep solder fom the inside of the housing and to bridge the gap
Allan from down under.
speedo cable repair
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Allan
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- First Name: Allan
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speedo cable repair
Thanks to all the help offered in a previous post, I now have a nice cable housing for my Corbin speedo.
First I used a Dremel tool to clean the area either side of the damage. Then I tinned the cleaned up area. The copper wire was included to keep solder fom the inside of the housing and to bridge the gap I cut sleeve from sheet brass and tinned the inside.
This was held in place with a hose clamp and sweated around the housing, additional solder being applied through the join and around the ends. I clogged a file getting it cleaned up. This heat shrink finished the job. It is a special product used by our electric supply company on transmission lines. Getting it over the ferrule at the cable end was easy, but then it had to shrink a lot. At the same time it produces a sealant around the joint so no moisture can get under it. The whole thing is now hanging in font of our wood stove, drying a coat of black enamel.
Allan from down under.
First I used a Dremel tool to clean the area either side of the damage. Then I tinned the cleaned up area. The copper wire was included to keep solder fom the inside of the housing and to bridge the gap I cut sleeve from sheet brass and tinned the inside.
This was held in place with a hose clamp and sweated around the housing, additional solder being applied through the join and around the ends. I clogged a file getting it cleaned up. This heat shrink finished the job. It is a special product used by our electric supply company on transmission lines. Getting it over the ferrule at the cable end was easy, but then it had to shrink a lot. At the same time it produces a sealant around the joint so no moisture can get under it. The whole thing is now hanging in font of our wood stove, drying a coat of black enamel.
Allan from down under.
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