Smaller Gauge Wire for SON Dynamo?
04-25-23, 04:32 PM
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05-03-23, 09:29 AM
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Hi everyone, I thought you'd appreciate an update: I was able to fish the SON dynamo coaxial wire through the fork! Here’s how I did it:
I first threaded a length of picture-hanging wire as a leader through the forks, starting from the crown. Picture-hanging wire is stiff enough to stay straight on its own, but it's flexible enough to negotiate turns and corners with a little encouragement.
I used an old V-brake noodle to guide the leader wire around the 90-degree turn inside the fork tube. When the leader wire was near the hole at the end of the fork, I pushed a loop of wire into the hole to catch the end of the leader.
Since the coaxial wire just barely fit through the hole at the fork end, I trimmed the end of the coaxial wire and tied it in a square knot with the end of the leader wire. I then gently pushed the coaxial wire up through the bottom of the fork while simultaneously gently pulling the leader wire from the crown.
Thanks everyone, for your generosity, help, advice, expertise, and widsom. I appreciate it.
I first threaded a length of picture-hanging wire as a leader through the forks, starting from the crown. Picture-hanging wire is stiff enough to stay straight on its own, but it's flexible enough to negotiate turns and corners with a little encouragement.
I used an old V-brake noodle to guide the leader wire around the 90-degree turn inside the fork tube. When the leader wire was near the hole at the end of the fork, I pushed a loop of wire into the hole to catch the end of the leader.
Since the coaxial wire just barely fit through the hole at the fork end, I trimmed the end of the coaxial wire and tied it in a square knot with the end of the leader wire. I then gently pushed the coaxial wire up through the bottom of the fork while simultaneously gently pulling the leader wire from the crown.
Thanks everyone, for your generosity, help, advice, expertise, and widsom. I appreciate it.
Last edited by emdub; 05-03-23 at 09:36 AM.
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