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Old 02-03-2006, 03:19 PM
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Default Enlarge holes in "One hole" eyeball bulkhead gromets?

Bought the "One hole" firewall gromets from Van's.

Hole for the cable is .125. Cable is bigger than that.

How big do I drill the hole in the gromet?
1) So the cable moves easily through the hole,
OR
2) Undersized so it clamps the cable in place.

If 2 then how much undersized??

Thanks,
Duane
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Old 02-03-2006, 03:31 PM
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I drilled mine so that there was a slight grab on the cable, but not too much.
Seems to be ok, but I haven't flown yet so I can't give long term results.
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Old 02-03-2006, 03:47 PM
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Default Slight Grab...

Just like above, I drilled mine with a slight compression to hold the cable, and it is working just fine at 90 hours. In my opinion, you want it to clamp the cable at the firewall.

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