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Author Topic: Ignitor wire Richard May Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1057 From: Floral Park, NY USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 11-24-2010 07:26 PM                     Lets say the ignitor lead going to the cathode had started to go bad (building up resistance and such). If you only had a slightly thinner gauge wire for the time being, could you double it up with the bad one to get buy for a while?  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Weigel Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1062 From: Edmond, OK, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 11-24-2010 07:51 PM                     How about a heavy duty automotive starter cable that's near the same in length?  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Bodge Film Handler Posts: 83 From: East Dorset, VT Registered: Nov 2006 posted 11-24-2010 08:22 PM                     I'd say sure, but why not replace the wire with what Jeremy says.  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 11-24-2010 09:09 PM                     What Richard suggests "should" work until he can get a new cable, provided the insulation (if any) can withstand the lamphouse heat. I've been faced with the same situation and did exactly what Jeremy suggested for a temporary fix. In fact, the cable I found at my local auto parts store even had the right size lugs on it to fit the terminals in my lamphouse. It worked great until I could get the 'factory approved' replacment.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 11-25-2010 12:22 AM                     or, head to a wire/motor shop to find that nichrome wire of the same gauge and length and have them fit the right sized lugs on the end. ..just a thought - Monte  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-25-2010 03:04 AM                     You don't want nichrome because of the resitance/heat coefficient use a piece of braided battery cable also paralelling with a bad one will have unequal current sharring  |  IP: Logged Richard May Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1057 From: Floral Park, NY USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 11-25-2010 01:31 PM                     I actually found some new #4 dc cable and new lugs. I made a new cable and it's fine now. What Gordon said is what I was really wondering. The unequal current between the 2 cables.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-30-2010 11:16 AM                        quote: Jim Cassedy It worked great until I could get the 'factory approved' replacment. What "factory approved" means, is that it's the exact same cable you found at the automotive or electrical supply house, but with a 25% higher price tag.  |  IP: Logged

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