Sabrina,
For an AN155-22 turnbuckle with AN161-22 fork end, the threads are 1/4" - 28.?
Therefore the take-up per 360 deg turn would be 0.071428" or about 5/64".? For
180 deg, it would be half that. So to get your 4/64" and 6/64", you would turn
the turnbuckle barrel about a quarter turn each way.
Jay in Dallas
-----Original Message-----
From: Sabrina <chicago2paris@msn.com>
To: zenith-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:41 pm
Subject: Re: Aircraft Control Cable (to stretch or not)
Ron,
Since you were all geared up to stretch some cables for Gig, would you please
set up a cable the same length as an aileron cable, tension it to 30 pounds and
then adjust the turnbuckle 4/64th and 6/64th tighter and tell us the tensions.
Then adjust it back to 30, and then adjust it 4/64th and 6/64th looser and tell
us the tensions. I cannot find any charts/tables even guesstimating the change
in tension. We could all post our guesses and have a little fun with the
issue. Everything on this list is so serious lately. Building is FUN!
Sincerely,
Sabrina
P.S. My guess would be: 34, 36, 26, 24
P.P.S. Does anyone know what the "take up/let out" is for each 180 degree
rotation of the turnbuckle?
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