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I have some questions regarding swaging stainless steel a/c cable with
nicopress sleeves. Specifically, several sources I've seen say that zinc plated copper sleeves should be used on SS cable (I.e. 28-2-G for 3/32" cable). Many suppliers that I know of sell SS cable and the zinc plated sleeves, so presumeably there are a lot of aircraft out there rigged with these sleeves. However, National Telephone (www.nicopress.com) appears to require a special tin plated copper sleeve be used for swaging SS cable ends instead (i.e. 428-3-VG for 3/32" applications). This one appears to be harder to find among various suppliers (though I havn't really looked that hard yet). My questions a - what is the hazard of using the wrong sleeve on SS cable: is it a strength or corrosion issue (or both)? - what's the real story anyway? I.e. are the zinc plated copper sleeves or even bare copper OK on SS cable, or ? - where's a good source for the tin plated ones in the event that's required? I have some SS cables I made up with regular copper sleeves and am trying to assess when I need to remake them with the correct sleeves (i.e. immediately or when I get the materials). They appear to be as strong as the galvanized cable ends I've made elsewhere so there's no immediate problem that I can see. But I do want to know what the correct sleeve is to be used, at which time I do plan to remake the cables... Thanks, LS N646F |
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