Tip: Twist welding cables

Ernie Butcher had posted this awhile back, in the RV 12 forum.

I am reposting it here so it will be easier to find in the future.

Great tip Ernie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUQQ9aggStw&feature=youtu.be

Thanks for the re-post, Mike

Yep... it's just as easy as it looks in the video and it really makes a beautiful (welded) end on cables. The RV-12 has four small cables, 2-choke and 2-throttle, that need to be removed from time to time and the welded ends make it a non event. Hopefully this tip will worm its way into the RV-12 plans one day.

Tip #2 - before heating the cable, verify the cable twist direction and twist in the same direction. I just noticed on one of our -12s that the choke cable was a left twist and the throttle was right twist.