ToddK
Contributor
Hi all,
I'm running into a roadblock on my canister dive light that I didn't anticipate. Trying to get the cord through the Argo gland is becoming a monumental challenge. I purchased both the cord & gland from the same DIY supplier (Oxycheq, I think), so these should play well together, and they look well matched.
The cord has to go through three choke points on the gland: a very thick oring/grommet, a plastic bushing that pushes on the oring as the gland is tightened, and the strain relief on the outside of the gland. All three of these choke points have been very tough to get the cord through. I found that putting some Christolube on the oring makes the cord slide through easily. I didn't have any such luck with the plastic bushing. I ended up putting the bushing on my lathe, and over boring the hole by 0.015-0.020", so that the cord slides nicely now. On the strain relief, I cut off the last two rings on the relief, to increase the diameter slightly. After doing this, I was able to slide the cord about 4" after using plenty of Christolube and a pair of pliers.
Anyhow, it seems like I'm working way too hard, is there a trick that I'm missing? I'm thinking about either tossing the cord in the freezer, or putting the strain relief into hot water for a while. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
-Todd.
I'm running into a roadblock on my canister dive light that I didn't anticipate. Trying to get the cord through the Argo gland is becoming a monumental challenge. I purchased both the cord & gland from the same DIY supplier (Oxycheq, I think), so these should play well together, and they look well matched.
The cord has to go through three choke points on the gland: a very thick oring/grommet, a plastic bushing that pushes on the oring as the gland is tightened, and the strain relief on the outside of the gland. All three of these choke points have been very tough to get the cord through. I found that putting some Christolube on the oring makes the cord slide through easily. I didn't have any such luck with the plastic bushing. I ended up putting the bushing on my lathe, and over boring the hole by 0.015-0.020", so that the cord slides nicely now. On the strain relief, I cut off the last two rings on the relief, to increase the diameter slightly. After doing this, I was able to slide the cord about 4" after using plenty of Christolube and a pair of pliers.
Anyhow, it seems like I'm working way too hard, is there a trick that I'm missing? I'm thinking about either tossing the cord in the freezer, or putting the strain relief into hot water for a while. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
-Todd.