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Technical => Lighting and Electronics => Topic started by: Bluebeeman on January 10, 2019, 01:40:09 am

Title: protecting coax wiring to a tail light
Post by: Bluebeeman on January 10, 2019, 01:40:09 am

I am working to wire a dynamo powered rear light that will be attached to my Tubus rack. The rack is attached to my Thorn Raven. I can come out of the headlight go around the stem and follow the other cable housings to the back of the bike. Now however, though those neat looking braze-ons that organize the brake and shift cables are in the way for running the tail light wire. When I get back to the rack I don't want to follow one of the tubes nor do I want to leave the wire unsupported.  I had hoped to run it in a length of unlined cable housing but the housing is too narrow a diameter. Any  ideas? Does anyone make a larger diameter cable housing? Thanks

Title: Re: protecting coax wiring to a tail light
Post by: JimK on January 10, 2019, 11:33:33 pm

I used some clear plastic tubing to protect part of the wiring back to my tail light. I think I just found it at the hardware store. It's pretty fat and ugly but it does the job!

Here's an old photo:
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r6/kukulaj/Nomad/new1.jpg)

Title: Re: protecting coax wiring to a tail light
Post by: Bluebeeman on January 11, 2019, 09:03:34 pm

I thought about plastic tubing but really like the toughness of cable housing. Maybe motorcycle cable housing is larger in diameter. Thanks for the reply.

Title: Re: protecting coax wiring to a tail light
Post by: julk on January 12, 2019, 12:35:40 am

You can just run the wire under the rear rack load platform with zip ties.
It has worked for me for a long time now.
Julian.

Title: Re: protecting coax wiring to a tail light
Post by: energyman on January 12, 2019, 05:04:07 pm

Quote from: julk on January 12, 2019, 12:35:40 am

You can just run the wire under the rear rack load platform with zip ties.
It has worked for me for a long time now.
Julian.

It worked for me too !