[ARC5] Bowden tuning cables problem

[J. Forster]

There was also a "Fordham" drill unit, with stationary motor, connected to
the chuck head via a flex cable. Mostly used by jewelers, I think.

I wish I could find one of those throttle cables for the ARB.

-John

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> That's an excellent suggestion. Corrosion certainly reduces the
> extensibility of the outer sheath.
>
> BTW, I find that the U. S. usage of the term "Bowden cable", at least in
> the U. S. military manuals, seems to apply only to push/pull
> applications like throttles and remote switching (the ARB radio
> operator's control box switch comes to mind), rather than torsional
> applications like tuning.  Has anyone else noticed this?  Perhaps the
> divergence comes from the rotary cable design generally following the
> seminal work by S.S. White in 1911 on the Ford speedometer?  Maybe it
> ought to be called the White tuning cable?  It's one of those endless
> speculation issues, I suppose.
>
>   - Mike
>
> On 3/26/2013 9:50 AM, J. Forster wrote:
>> Mike Hanz has info on the spline attachment on his AAF radio pages, but
>> before you start chopping them up try this.
>>
>> Oil the OD thoroughly with light mineral or automotive oil and flex the
>> thing all along the length. Then do the same thing while pulling on the
>> sheath. You might be surprised by how much the thing lengthens. If this
>> does it, wipe the oil off and enjoy.
>
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