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Will Hand wrote:
Don't laugh, but the cows in the paddock have chewed through the data cable from my anemometer. I had curled up the excess into a ball and rigged up a cover to keep it protected. A cow apparently managed to dislodge it, revealing the ball of cable and promptly started to chew through it. the farmer said that that particular cow was very keen on string and probably thought it was string. So I now have the problem on how to join the two loose ends, fortunately there is still enough cable to do that. I have done a lot of household electrics in the past having re-wired my own house a few years back but have never worked with such fine cable. There are 4 wires in the cable all very thin, what is the best way to join them ? It's standard telephone cable, or at least it is where I am (Australia). Any of the DIY electronic stores will probably sell cable, connectors and a cheap crimping tool (mine came from Radioshack, albeit a long time ago) FWIW I've already shortened my anemometer cable (by cutting it and using a new connector) to prevent the likelihood of similar mishaps to yours... with crows being more likely culprits than cows. I can probably find an online catalogue which has the necessary bits if you're unsuccessful at locating them. -- John H |
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