REFLECTOR: Lengthening a Bowden cable?

[John Tvedte via Reflector]

ACS Products makes most of Aircraft Spruce's cables...

ACS can easily make you a custom cable the exact length you desire. My guess is they will not want to mess with an existing cable, and would make you an entirely new cable.  I'd call them directly to discuss particulars, then order from Spruce...

http://acsproducts.co/?page_id=90

Suggest you contact: (for ordering)

Tom Glaze
tomglaze at aircraftspruce.com
Sales Manager
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty

-----Original Message-----
From: Reflector [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Brian Michalk via Reflector
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 4:02 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: Lengthening a Bowden cable?

I purchased
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/ap/controls_1acs/a810.php

and have been using it in the airplane.  I may need to lengthen it a bit with my different induction system.  I know I can get by with a few inches, but it seems to me that if I wanted to add something like a couple of feet, that I'd need to splice on another section of cable.

These are custom made to length, so the equipment exists out there somewhere.  It seems to me that the center solid core could be swaged with another core, then the sheaths could likewise be swaged together.  
Now, I don't have this equipment on hand, but it seems likely that I should be able to send my cable out to have it lengthened.

Does anyone know if someone does this service?  I called Aircraft Spruce, and they said no.  I bet whoever they use to make their cables really could do it though.
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