Dynamic Wiring Idea Needed
11-03-22, 06:10 AM
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Dynamic Wiring Idea Needed
This winter I will be repainting my wife's touring bike. The wire management from the hub to the light has been "electrical tape along the fork blade " . So looking for an idea or 2.Not sure I want to drill the blade.
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11-05-22, 05:18 PM
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I made a fork with curlicues made from spokes. I didn't really like that setup.
If you are going to drill, do it in front of the neutral axis of the blade. Or go between the dropout and the blade.
If you are going to drill, do it in front of the neutral axis of the blade. Or go between the dropout and the blade.
11-05-22, 07:54 PM
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On a fork that I built I drilled for the wiring but brazed a stainless washer to reinforce the hole. Been fine for a couple of years.
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11-06-22, 07:55 AM
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I've always just used small zip ties. The low profile ones look pretty clean.
11-06-22, 06:03 PM
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Shimano makes a Di2 external wiring kit. The Di2 wires are round and quite small. I'm not sure if this would fit your lighting wires.
https://www.jensonusa.com/Shimano-Di...over-Set-Black
People use sturdy "helicopter tape" for paint scuff protection. It's used on cars to protect fancy paint jobs, too. I assume it lasts a long time without peeling.
You could cut long, narrow strips and mold it over the wiring, I think. (I've never used it myself.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odURZ1aIai8#t=5m45s
the video shows soapy water (!) and a hair dryer to fit the tape without bubbles.
https://www.jensonusa.com/Shimano-Di...over-Set-Black
People use sturdy "helicopter tape" for paint scuff protection. It's used on cars to protect fancy paint jobs, too. I assume it lasts a long time without peeling.
You could cut long, narrow strips and mold it over the wiring, I think. (I've never used it myself.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odURZ1aIai8#t=5m45s
the video shows soapy water (!) and a hair dryer to fit the tape without bubbles.
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Spot ties hand knotted on the Mars Rover!
On the decks of NASA's Curiosity rover, some of the most advanced pieces of equipment ever developed are being held together by some of the oldest forms of human technology: cleverly looped ropes. Apparently, when you're sending a robot millions of miles out of reach, time-tested tying methods win out over newfangled epoxies or ratchet zip ties.
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I'm surprised they didn't use waxed cord for the mars rover. Maybe wax is not a good thing in space?
I'll have to try the soapy water and hair dryer technique. I use gorilla repair tape, which looks good for a while, but then it suffers from water intrusion and looks like crap.
I'll have to try the soapy water and hair dryer technique. I use gorilla repair tape, which looks good for a while, but then it suffers from water intrusion and looks like crap.
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Spot ties hand knotted on the Mars Rover!
Hardly 'intricate' knotwork for those who have mastered many decorative and functional nautical knots, but still an impressive application of proven technology. I suspect they used a thin braided dacron cord. The clove hitch distributes the pressure and the square not secures it. A constrictor knot is similar to a clove hitch but can be drawn incredibly tight (and is very, very difficult to release). It might be suitable for the OP's purpose as it is rather compact.
11-07-22, 11:45 AM
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I'm surprised they didn't use waxed cord for the mars rover. Maybe wax is not a good thing in space?
I'll have to try the soapy water and hair dryer technique. I use gorilla repair tape, which looks good for a while, but then it suffers from water intrusion and looks like crap.
I'll have to try the soapy water and hair dryer technique. I use gorilla repair tape, which looks good for a while, but then it suffers from water intrusion and looks like crap.
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I imagine it's a bit of a lost art though. I'm trying to remember if I have seen it since, like internal to an avionics box
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Yeah, I had a tek scope from the '60s where the person that knotted the bundles of wires together was much better than that. But they got to use waxed cord.
I imagine it's a bit of a lost art though. I'm trying to remember if I have seen it since, like internal to an avionics box
I imagine it's a bit of a lost art though. I'm trying to remember if I have seen it since, like internal to an avionics box
