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Brian G
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Clive George wrote:
> "Brian G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Clive George wrote:
>>
>>> Visual inspection is sufficient - IME you can see if a cable is ok.
>>
>> Ah. They could saved a few man hours at the Forth Bridge, then.
>
> Yeah - if it was made of 1.6mm cable rather than ones several orders of
> magnitude larger. It's not exactly hard to inspect a brake cable...
>
>>>>> Do you use SS cables?
>>>>
>>>> No, zinc I think.
>>>
>>> Ah. SS are quite a lot better IMO because they don't suffer from
>>> rotting away in the way galvanised ones do. More expensive, but I
>>> reckon it's worth it. I'll not have cables failing because I saved a
>>> few pence by buying substandard cable
>>
>> Right, add that name to the rich b?st?rd list for first against the
>> wall come the revolution. Signed, Chairman, Workers for Affordable
>> Cable (galvanized section).
>
> Hey, I'm not the one who said they were happy replacing their cables
> whether they needed it or not, and bugger the cost...
Ok, I've taken your name off the list and added mine. Now I'm off to
check my intended humour signalling skills.
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Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk
> "Brian G" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Clive George wrote:
>>
>>> Visual inspection is sufficient - IME you can see if a cable is ok.
>>
>> Ah. They could saved a few man hours at the Forth Bridge, then.
>
> Yeah - if it was made of 1.6mm cable rather than ones several orders of
> magnitude larger. It's not exactly hard to inspect a brake cable...
>
>>>>> Do you use SS cables?
>>>>
>>>> No, zinc I think.
>>>
>>> Ah. SS are quite a lot better IMO because they don't suffer from
>>> rotting away in the way galvanised ones do. More expensive, but I
>>> reckon it's worth it. I'll not have cables failing because I saved a
>>> few pence by buying substandard cable
>>
>> Right, add that name to the rich b?st?rd list for first against the
>> wall come the revolution. Signed, Chairman, Workers for Affordable
>> Cable (galvanized section).
>
> Hey, I'm not the one who said they were happy replacing their cables
> whether they needed it or not, and bugger the cost...
Ok, I've taken your name off the list and added mine. Now I'm off to
check my intended humour signalling skills.
--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk