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Cabin Fever Cable Job...

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mudpuppy

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Well, I didnt cut off the fins yet, but I did route the coil cable internal!...it was a real B!..:lmfao:..right there on the kitchen counter when the Wife went to the Piggley Wiggley for some reason...

..I was gonna take pictures of the whole operation, but I did not want to embarrass myself any more than necessary...amazingly I was successful in my endeavor...it turned out good, looks super sleek, and it works, which is the main thing....

The problem was the only soldering iron around here is a great big one the Wife uses for her stained glass..danged thing has a 1/2" blade....so a fellow had to be careful with those tiny wires...I of course tried to make my own out of a screwdriver and my propane torch, but failed miserably...So I winged it with that monstrous iron, managed to get them all strategically soldered back together, staggered the joints as is my custom, shrink tubed them all individually, used my wader silicone to slather the whole mess, then wrapped it with tin foil to block the EMI's, and then a couple wraps of black tape...you can imagine! :rofl:

I first tried to unsolder those little wires up at the main fitting, but that big damned soldering iron was no good!...so I measured twice, took a deep breath, and cut the coil wire roughly in the middle somewhere, drilled out the holes in the shafts at the appropriate angle, strung the cable through, and then carefully stripped and soldered it back together...The splice is somewhere inside the shaft about halfway up....I also got rid of the camlocks, since I never adjust length anymore, I pop the whole works apart at the top knuckle and fold it in half for travel....now Brothers, let me warn you, this is not a thing to do if a fellow changes coils, and its probably not a thing to do in any regards! :lmfao:

I have got a ton of time on this original 11" dd, and figured if I really scroo the pooch, I'll buy another from one of y'all,...I am drinking now as you can imagine! Wheres that hacksaw blade?:rofl: I bet I can lose another few grams getting rid of those fins!

Mud
 
I like it Mud! Good deal. Should you buy another coil, you will just need to obviously buy a second lower rod. As far as pulling out a hack saw, I would think twice. Then again, if cabin fever is burnin' ya up, start cuttin' away :rofl:
 
You are right there EPL! A guy would need both the lower and middle rod to change coils if a fellow did what I did...which would be pretty sweet and faster than a standard coil change anyway....just unhook the main plug, pop the detent, drop that shaft, pop on the other, and hook up the plug..it would be a really fast way of changing coils...If a guy was gonna do this 'right' he would want to unsolder the plug wires instead of cutting the main cable like I did....also, theres a small trick to those camlocks...whoever engineered them actually did a really fine job!...a guy needs to insert a paring knife blade into a few small slots to pop them off..took me a half an hour just to figure that out without destroying them....:rofl:

Those fins are really in my way, sure, they look stylish, but just try dragging them through the trough or swinging them through the water...not to mention the fresh cut grass and whatnot that sticks to them...a guy could go down and dirty and clip them off with some tin snips I figure, then file down the rough edges...but I'd like to do a good clean job if I can without compromising the main coil shells waterproofness...which I doubt I would...all those wires are probably epoxy embedded right?...Anyway...snowed in to be danged, about the first time I've had my rigs in the house...I might start on the AtPro's headphone cable..route it up through the shaft and out the end...that thing is always in my way too!
Mud
 
For those of you that may think this is a good idea, It was pretty much like doing a quadruple bypass on a hummingbird with a broken scrap of glass and some dental floss, with wax paper over your eyes...:sadwalk:
Mud
 
I had to take a second look at your pic. I didn't realize there was a middle rod. Yep, fish it up through the lower and middle for each coil you buy and it will be good as gold....well maybe lol. Would you be able to get all that wire inside the rod if you kept the whole length? I never had to remove cam locks but if I do,(and thanks to your professional assistance) I will know how to make it much less painless :stretcher:
I can only imagine how those fins would grab ever blade of dead grass, twigs plus floating debris in the water. The fins are support so if you decide to cut them, use a tool such as a dremel to clean up along the main part of the coil it will look professionally done. Just don't crank the thing up to 30,000 rpm or you might see daylight :rofl: I remember taking a coil a part once and it was filled up the @zz with epoxy. Just take it easy and have a steady hand....

When I had the AT Gold I ended up doing just what you want to do. Worked out well. Carry on - Jim


mudpuppy said:
You are right there EPL! A guy would need both the lower and middle rod to change coils if a fellow did what I did...which would be pretty sweet and faster than a standard coil change anyway....just unhook the main plug, pop the detent, drop that shaft, pop on the other, and hook up the plug..it would be a really fast way of changing coils...If a guy was gonna do this 'right' he would want to unsolder the plug wires instead of cutting the main cable like I did....also, theres a small trick to those camlocks...whoever engineered them actually did a really fine job!...a guy needs to insert a paring knife blade into a few small slots to pop them off..took me a half an hour just to figure that out without destroying them....:rofl:

Those fins are really in my way, sure, they look stylish, but just try dragging them through the trough or swinging them through the water...not to mention the fresh cut grass and whatnot that sticks to them...a guy could go down and dirty and clip them off with some tin snips I figure, then file down the rough edges...but I'd like to do a good clean job if I can without compromising the main coil shells waterproofness...which I doubt I would...all those wires are probably epoxy embedded right?...Anyway...snowed in to be danged, about the first time I've had my rigs in the house...I might start on the AtPro's headphone cable..route it up through the shaft and out the end...that thing is always in my way too!
Mud
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:rofl: I needed a good laugh.


mudpuppy said:
For those of you that may think this is a good idea, It was pretty much like doing a quadruple bypass on a hummingbird with a broken scrap of glass and some dental floss, with wax paper over your eyes...:sadwalk:
Mud
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That there was a six pack job. Cuttin' them fins off may take a 12 pack. You sure to keep things hoppin' round here. A breath of fresh air you are. :rofl: :cheers:
 
Hey EPL...regarding the cable length...I use a longer lower shaft...longer than the stock....and I run it all the way out to full length..measuring from the back of the control box to the coil bolt, I have 39"...so I had just enough cable to make that little loop up by the box.:thumbup: I also had to get rid of the lower rod detent spring to make room for the cable inside...but like I said, I have not adjusted this length in a few years, so I may just glue it up tight...

I'm not a tall man, maybe 5'10" with heels, getting shorter with time I think...my comfortable swing pattern on open ground is a 10' arc...I can get more than 12' if I widen my stance and hunker down and rock side to side like working a beach or big sports field...

so yeah, light, super fast swing and ground coverage now without an external cable causing any aerodynamic turbulence should be good!:rofl:.
Mud
 
I should've had Mud with me when I took those pilot tests, could have used some of that"external cable causing aerodynamic turbulence" knowledge. LOL Keep it up Mud we are ready for part II.
 
Now your machine is less drag in the wind lol You may also want to wax your detector rods for even less resistance.

mudpuppy said:
Hey EPL...regarding the cable length...I use a longer lower shaft...longer than the stock....and I run it all the way out to full length..measuring from the back of the control box to the coil bolt, I have 39"...so I had just enough cable to make that little loop up by the box.:thumbup: I also had to get rid of the lower rod detent spring to make room for the cable inside...but like I said, I have not adjusted this length in a few years, so I may just glue it up tight...
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You may have just invented sumo detecting :starwars:

[/quote]I'm not a tall man, maybe 5'10" with heels, getting shorter with time I think...my comfortable swing pattern on open ground is a 10' arc...I can get more than 12' if I widen my stance and hunker down and rock side to side like working a beach or big sports field...

so yeah, light, super fast swing and ground coverage now without an external cable causing any aerodynamic turbulence should be good!:rofl:.
Mud[/quote]
 
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