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Fwd: Europa-List: Throttle cables with solid inner (piano wire)

Subject: Fwd: Europa-List: Throttle cables with solid inner (piano wire)
From: Jerry Rehn <rehn@rockisland.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:55:05
Sent again, looks like it bounced on my end, sorry if this is repeat.

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jerry Rehn <rehn@rockisland.com>
> Date: June 17, 2020 at 5:05:58 PM PDT
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re:  Europa-List: Throttle cables with solid inner (piano wire)
> Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
> 
> =EF=BBThis is timely! My inspection of the throttle box discovered one o
f the cable connections was very frayed right at the TH03 throttle cable eye
, hanging by threads!
> So I am looking at my options to stay with a similar install or going to s
olid wire. I imagine to stay =9Cstock=9DI will need to order a n
ew cable with the TH03 cable eye connected assuming they are available?
> Other wise going Erich=99s route, which allows me to order via aircr
aft spruce.
> For those of you who haven=99t inspected this for a while, might be w
orth a look.
> Thanks for any further thoughts.
> Jerry
> Mono 914
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2020, at 3:43 AM, Kingsley Hurst <kingsnjan@westnet.com.au> w
rote:
>>> 
>> =EF=BB Thank you Erich, you have answered the question I was most conc
erned about.  Please see my reply to Paul McAllister.
>> 
>> Best regards
>> Kingsley
>> 
>> On 15.06.20 2:24 am, erichdtrombley@juno.com wrote:
>>> Kingsley,
>>>  
>>> I used solid stainless steel Bowden wire, .078" diameter.  As I did my o
wn firewall forward I purchased bicycle cable, removed the twisted wire and i
nserted the solid Bowden wire.  Regarding the connection to the throttle lev
er, I used AN111 Cable bushings as pictured below.  Both items were purchase
d from Aircraft Spruce.  Simply bend the end of the Bowden cable around the b
ushing forming a closed question mark (?) and secure it with Redux or JB Wel
d.  Attach the cable to the throttle lever as per the Europa instructions.  1
7+ years of trouble free operation.  Works a treat.
>>>  
>>> Regards,
>>> Erich
>>> N28ET Classic Mono 914
>>>  
>>> <image001.jpg>
>> 


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