[Hallicrafters] Off-subject / soldering

[Mike Everette]

I agree with Bob's assessment.

If you aren't a licensed A&P, you need to at least seek the advice of one.  

Otherwise, you are likely to get yourself into very serious trouble in the air, likely with a lawyer, as well as with the FAA.

This comes from one with avionics experience who had to work closely with the A&P folks on installations.

Saving dollars is not worth the many risks.  If that cable should come apart in the air after being repaired, and foul something else in the process, oh well....

And if that cable has lubricant in it, can you say "Cold Solder Joint"?

One NEVER relies on solder for a mechanical connection.  One gets the solid mechanical connection BEFORE soldering.

Also, many of the butt connectors out there today are not sturdy enough to be depended upon for this type connection.  

73

Mike
W4DSE

--- On Sat, 12/31/11, rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Off-subject / soldering
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 5:07 PM
> Skip,
> 
> It isn't going to work.
> 
> Even aircraft cables have lubricant in them.  You can
> "try" a 10 ga butt 
> wire splice and crimp it to hold.  I don't have good
> feelings about it.
> 
> Nylon kite string *may* be able to tie one to the other and
> pull it that 
> way.
> 
> Best of luck!
> Bob - N0DGN
> 
> On 12/31/2011 4:56 PM, Waldo Magnuson wrote:
> > I know this is off subject but I know there are flyers
> and machinist on the forum.
> > I need to replace the step retract cable on my Bonanza
> and would like to use the in-place cable to pull the new
> cable from the nose gear to the aft fuselage.  I need
> to butt solder the new-to-old cable but am having trouble
> getting silver solder to flow.  Does anyone have a
> suggestion.  Thanks.
> > 73,  Skip  W7WGM
> >
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