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10-17-2016, 02:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-17-2016, 02:55 PM by daddo.)
I would think the energy stored in the "twist" would make it contract when there are fewer cable wires, this leaves an open space for the wires to contract and fill the void when there is little or no tension on the cable.
I say this as in "I'm guessing".
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probably getting stiffer through work hardening
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There is one way to find out. Replaced the failing cable. It should be done anyway.
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What's the chance the other cable, for some reason, got longer? Either that, or the spool moved on the shaft.
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