Gidday,
I have gone through my fair share of cable, and consequently I have bits
everywhere.
I have a roll of cable which appears to be galvanised, or really dull Stainless
Steel, which I believe doesnt happen. Why have nice shiny Stainless, if
it stains. So, the best advice I have to figure out what is what is to use a
magnet. The unknown roll of dull cable I have is extremely attractive to the
magnet, and the Stainless is only slightly, but still is drawn towards the
magnet
on a really long suspended run, like the length in the aft fuselage, towards
the magnet when it is mm away, but it still attracts it. So, this other roll
I can only imagine might have been that supplied by Europa, and I wouldnt know
because this roll has no product code or numbers on it.
My question, whilst Id prefer to use Stainless just because it doesnt look like
it has been in the aircraft for a million years, however the gal cable (or
whatever
it is) I am told is more durable especially in terms of bends. This is
a conservative approach from gliders where control cabling can have acute bends,
but we dont have that. So, should I resurrect this roll of cable out of my
waste bin and use it, or should I replace it with Stainless Steel?
Thanks for any advice or help, and I appreciate all the help Ive got with this
sofar.
Regards
Tony Renshaw
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