[email protected] wrote: -------------------------------- I've only had one cable break, but I have had two control boxes fail.
The cables are fairly indestructable as long as there are no sharp bends close to either end. I suspect when people change broken cables they might get a cable than isn't the ideal length (sods law - chandlers never seem to carry the exact size you need in stock). ========================================= There's a section in the FAQs about cables, etc, on the Teleflex (Owners of Morse) via http://tinyurl.com/morsecables Also note that there is more than one grade (and make!) When we had the cruiser, the throttle cable had a fairly tight radius at the outboard end - not helped by the engine turning! When I used "normal duty" "pattern" cables, they would last about 1 years before cracking up at the point where the stiff section joined to the flexible part. If I hunted down (and they can take some finding) heavy duty, genuine Morse (chandlers in Brightlingsea - so a bit more expensive than an inland chandlers!) - then they would last many years. The Morse ones are made in the USA - they were always in feet (I used 8ft ones) - whereas all the others were metric (i.e. 2.75m). Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
