Wow! Is solder strong enough for that application? I think I would have tried to find some small tubing, bend it to the required S shape, with the cable inside it, then solder the tubing to the cable. Hope it works out. Good deal on the snowblower.
Hi, Dennis. The type of solder matters - in this case 60/40 tin/lead - because, the higher the tin content, the higher the tensile strength. But many factory solder ends are made in a similar but less "rednecky" way because they work. As I mention in the video, the cable end is not intended to be a high-load-bearing end when properly used. I'm not worried about it breaking any time soon. Besides, I can replace ten of them for the investment of one new John Deere cable and, when not making a YT video out of it, the repair takes about ten minutes so, win win! Thanks for watching!
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Thanks, Phillip! Same to you and yours!
Wow! Is solder strong enough for that application? I think I would have tried to find some small tubing, bend it to the required S shape, with the cable inside it, then solder the tubing to the cable. Hope it works out. Good deal on the snowblower.
Hi, Dennis. The type of solder matters - in this case 60/40 tin/lead - because, the higher the tin content, the higher the tensile strength. But many factory solder ends are made in a similar but less "rednecky" way because they work. As I mention in the video, the cable end is not intended to be a high-load-bearing end when properly used. I'm not worried about it breaking any time soon. Besides, I can replace ten of them for the investment of one new John Deere cable and, when not making a YT video out of it, the repair takes about ten minutes so, win win! Thanks for watching!
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