"lawrence Jenkins" wrote in message
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"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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Will Hand wrote:
Thanks Les, the trouble is that each lead has *very * thin strands of
wire, I'm
not sure soldering would work ?

Will.
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"Les Crossan" wrote in
message
. uk...

Solder each lead then insulate it. Finish it off with that self -
amalgamating tape that radio amateurs are fond of using - or seal the
repair in a waterproof box with liberal amounts of silicon around the
entry & exit holes.

Finish it off with a large sign saying "ONCE MORE AND YOU'RE BEEF" (:

Les

Will Hand wrote:

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This posting expresses the personal view and opinions of the author.
Something which everyone on this planet should be able to do.
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Don't laugh, but the cows in the paddock have chewed through the data
cable

from

my anemometer.



Surely you need those small crimp slices that you squeeze together with a
pair of plyers. Unfortunately I can't get onto the RS Components website
to show what I mean. Then the joint(s) need water proofing.

--
Keith (Southend)

'Weather Home & Abroad'
http://www.southendweather.net

Will what does the cable carry, voltage or data?

Sorry Will that was stupid (up late awaiting the Ricky Hatton
fight)disregard that. I meant is it power supply, data or both ?.
Isn't there a wireless version ?

- And on Sat, 4 Jun 2005 22:29:42 +0100, it was spake thus in said in message "Will Hand" :

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 ?
Any advice gratefully received !

Take a look at http://rswww.com/ and I think you're looking for part
number 469-1818

The other way to do it is to find yourself a BT man in a van and ask him
for a slack handfull of their Vaseline filled crimp connectors....

GL, keep us updated Will...
--
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www.whelan.me.uk
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"Nick" wrote in message
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- And on Sat, 4 Jun 2005 22:29:42 +0100, it was spake thus in
said in message "Will Hand"
:

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 ?
Any advice gratefully received !

Take a look at http://rswww.com/ and I think you're looking for part
number 469-1818

The other way to do it is to find yourself a BT man in a van and ask him
for a slack handfull of their Vaseline filled crimp connectors....

GL, keep us updated Will...

Thank you all very much indeed for your kind advice, moo-ch appreciated.

I think I'll have a go with crimp connectors when I get them. I'm not too hot
with a soldering iron and I don't have a small one so I'll give that route a
miss.
Lawrence the cable just carries data as I have a wireless VP.

Cheers,

Will.
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Nick wrote:
- And on Sat, 4 Jun 2005 22:29:42 +0100, it was spake thus in said in message "Will Hand" :


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 ?
Any advice gratefully received !


Take a look at http://rswww.com/ and I think you're looking for part
number 469-1818

The other way to do it is to find yourself a BT man in a van and ask him
for a slack handfull of their Vaseline filled crimp connectors....

GL, keep us updated Will...

It's no good, I still can't get onto the RS site, it just times out!

--
Keith (Southend)

'Weather Home & Abroad'
http://www.southendweather.net

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
...
Nick wrote:
- And on Sat, 4 Jun 2005 22:29:42 +0100, it was spake thus in
said in message "Will Hand"
:


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 ?
Any advice gratefully received !


Take a look at http://rswww.com/ and I think you're looking for part
number 469-1818

The other way to do it is to find yourself a BT man in a van and ask him
for a slack handfull of their Vaseline filled crimp connectors....

GL, keep us updated Will...

It's no good, I still can't get onto the RS site, it just times out!

--
Keith (Southend)

I just managed it first time Keith at 1045.

Thanks for your help.

Will.
--

Beware when using crimps in hostile environments, vaseline filled or not
still add a second layer of protection (self - amalgamating tape) as
they are prone to all kinds of strange faults especially when data are
involved (electrolytic action, poor connections, things like that).

Thin cable doesn't mean you can't solder it!

Cheers -

Les

Will Hand wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
...

- And on Sat, 4 Jun 2005 22:29:42 +0100, it was spake thus in

Thank you all very much indeed for your kind advice, moo-ch appreciated.

I think I'll have a go with crimp connectors when I get them. I'm not too hot
with a soldering iron and I don't have a small one so I'll give that route a
miss.
Lawrence the cable just carries data as I have a wireless VP.

Cheers,

Will.
--

I would also suggest that you mix up a good size blob of Araldite and
immerse the joint in it. I have found that remains watertight
indefinitely.

Cheers,

James
--
James Brown

On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 22:29:42 +0100, "Will Hand"
wrote:


Any advice gratefully received !

I guess John Dann will give definitive advice as soon as he returns
from wherever!
(I might well mention it to him as I am about,at long last,to buy
further equipment for home use)
ATB Robin

"Will Hand" writes:

Don't laugh, but the cows in the paddock have chewed through the data cable
from my anemometer.

Cow-related damage is a long-standing problem with instruments in the great
outdoors. For ionosondes (radio sounders of the ionosphere) the standard URSI
code to indicate "No data for non-ionospheric reasons" is 'C'. I am told this
letter was chosen because cows had a habit of destroying the antennas at the
first ever sounder, at the Radio Research Station at Ditton Park in Slough.

Dartmoor cows are just continuing a proud bovine tradition.

Cheers,

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