Replacing throttle cables

[alan]

Does anyone know where to purchase decent cables and housing plus the little crimp ferrules used in trikes. Looking through all the trikes here at our airfield most of them need new cables but its such a schlep to get them they are left until several strands start uncurling. I have measured the thickness of some of the cable and see its around 1.5 to 1.6 mm diameter. Bicycle shops around here have thinner cables 1.2 mm and the end crimping ferrules are too flimsy.

Any comments?

[Grumpy]

These are THE guys. Owner also a trike flyer. Very helpful and seriously good quality product.

CABLE MAN
(021) 510-2100
www.cableman.biz
Unit 5, No.16 Wallflower Street,
Paarden Eiland,
Cape Town,
South Africa

[alan]

Hi Grumpy

Thanks for that will give them a call.

[Morph]

Those guys will make anything to your specification. If you fly fixed wing, they also do a Vernier throttle, ala Cessna etc, with a centre button for rapid throttle advancement and then once released the throttle can be finely adjusted by turning it