Serge VIDAL
Program Manager - Aeronautic Systems
SAGEM SA Navigation and Aeronautics Systems Division
Military Avionics Business Unit
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Phone: +33 1 58 12 47 05
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Serge VIDAL
2005-05-23 01:04
Pour : KRnet <[email protected]>
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Objet : Nicopress sleeves: copper or zinc plated?
So, Nicopress sleeves seem to be another of these aviation grey areas....
Thanks for your answers; this is a summary of the information I received.
1- The type of Nicopress to use depend on which cable you are using:
stainless steel or galvanized;
2 - The common practice in the homebuilder's world seems to be to use
copper on galvanized, and zinc-plated on stainless steel.
3 - However, the experts at the Nicopress manufacturing company say only
stainless steel or tin plated sleeves should be used on stainless steel
cables.
4 - The only trouble is Aircraft Spruce does not stock these.
My cables will be stainless steel, so if I remember the galvanic corrosion
rules right, I guess the zinc plated ones are likely to give me less
galvanic corrosion than the plain copper ones.
Am I right?
Anyway, I will cover the Nicopress swages with transparent heat-shrink
sleeves, so I would be very surprised if anything nasty happens without
warning!
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
