| Re: I had a shop put a new cord on my Cyclo
[quote=brwill2005]I do not think the shrink wrapping is meant to be strain relief for the cord. Rather it insulates and provides grip for the handle of the machine.
"The strain relief for the cord is the two inch foam rubber piece right where the cord enters the handle. It is not very stiff, so it does little to reduce bending of the cord."
On mine, the piece you are talking about "Cord enters handle" is "NOT" foam rubber, just a piece of thin tubing that appears to be shrink wrap that has not been shrunk, as I said. The whole cord just flops around loose where it go's into handle.
I agree with you, I don't think it was meant to be a "strain relief either", just look like one! This is Not a cord designed for commercial use by any stretch of the imagination.
Sorry I wasn't clear in my description before, sometimes I get excited and ramble without properly thinking. For what it's worth, all the cord and handle material is "Black". I add this because I have noticed some seem to be of a clear substance.
The piece around the handle has been shrunk. This is probably for a grip which it does rather well, but it can't be pulled off and reapplied, so, you must have this piece if you intend to take the cyclo apart and put a new cord in it. Mine is on there tight as heck!
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