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endrizzi
Mar 16, 2008, 5:24 PM
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Help Me!
I have a double set of old black diamond cams and all the trigger cables constantly are coming lose from the trigger especially while climbing and it is getting near dangerous because my partners are swearing and throwing the cams at me while they are leading.
I think they are coming loose because I've replaced the cables so many times that the plastic nub that keeps them in is gone. I'm thinking epoxy or superglue but thought I'd put this out there and see what others have done.
See attachment...not sure how you past images here.
Thanks
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moose_droppings
Mar 16, 2008, 6:46 PM
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Can't tell from the pic, but if the little knob on the bottom of the keeper tab is wore off, try melting a drop of p-tex on it after you've got it in position.
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Carnage
Mar 16, 2008, 10:15 PM
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duct tape perhaps?
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ptlong
Mar 17, 2008, 4:02 PM
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I used to add a little blob of glue like seam grip or shoe goo to block the cables when this happened. The glue would wear out and have to be reapplied after some number of months, and I'd usually discover this mid-pitch at the crux. I stopped having trouble with the two cams that developed this problem after the wires broke and I replaced the triggers with a slightly larger diameter wire and cable. The extra fraction of an inch made the cable fit very snug in the plastic part. The triggers are way more durable too. In fact the new C4 camalots use a larger diameter wire.
With that in mind, if I had this problem again I'd try a single wrap of thin tape on the cable where it goes into the plastic part with the hope that it would make it fit better.
Good luck.
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j_ung
Mar 17, 2008, 4:23 PM
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ptlong wrote: I used to add a little blob of glue like seam grip or shoe goo to block the cables when this happened. The glue would wear out and have to be reapplied after some number of months, and I'd usually discover this mid-pitch at the crux. I stopped having trouble with the two cams that developed this problem after the wires broke and I replaced the triggers with a slightly larger diameter wire and cable. The extra fraction of an inch made the cable fit very snug in the plastic part. The triggers are way more durable too. In fact the new C4 camalots use a larger diameter wire. With that in mind, if I had this problem again I'd try a single wrap of thin tape on the cable where it goes into the plastic part with the hope that it would make it fit better. Good luck.
Field repair for me would be to use a lighter or match to melt the plastic and reform it so the cable CAN'T pop out. For future repairs, you'll need another lighter.
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johnparsons
Mar 17, 2008, 5:01 PM
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get a trigger kit and replace them....everything else does not work
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majid_sabet
Mar 17, 2008, 5:07 PM
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endrizzi wrote: Help Me! I have a double set of old black diamond cams and all the trigger cables constantly are coming lose from the trigger especially while climbing and it is getting near dangerous because my partners are swearing and throwing the cams at me while they are leading. I think they are coming loose because I've replaced the cables so many times that the plastic nub that keeps them in is gone. I'm thinking epoxy or superglue but thought I'd put this out there and see what others have done. See attachment...not sure how you past images here. Thanks [image][/image]
1- take 2 small nails
2-run them under the cable
3- use some multi-purpose glue and glue the nails to cam trigger handle
4- have a good climb
[URL=http://imageshack.us]
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angry
Mar 17, 2008, 5:13 PM
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majid_sabet wrote: endrizzi wrote: Help Me! I have a double set of old black diamond cams and all the trigger cables constantly are coming lose from the trigger especially while climbing and it is getting near dangerous because my partners are swearing and throwing the cams at me while they are leading. I think they are coming loose because I've replaced the cables so many times that the plastic nub that keeps them in is gone. I'm thinking epoxy or superglue but thought I'd put this out there and see what others have done. See attachment...not sure how you past images here. Thanks [image][/image] 1- take 2 small nails 2-run them under the cable 3- use some multi-purpose glue and glue the nails to cam trigger handle 4- have a good climb [URL=http://imageshack.us]
Sonofabitch!!! I'm grudgingly agreeing with Majid.
This actually works. I've done it.
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rangerrob
Mar 17, 2008, 10:55 PM
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Yeah man....my buddy almost killed me when he tried to shove the grey camalot into the crux of Reppy Crack and the wire poppe dout of the trigger. I've since just wrapeed each end of the trigger in a little tape. Been good so far.
RR
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chossmonkey
Mar 18, 2008, 11:56 AM
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Tape will work for a little while, but a dab of glue works better as long as the tabs are still there.
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