Vocabulary?

topic posted Wed, July 2, 2008 - 10:39 PM by  Max

What do you call those little metal things that are crimped onto the end of metal cables to keep them from fraying?

I installed a new shifter cable and need one to install at the cut end so it will seat properly in the shifter. They included everything else I needed except this little thing that might cost a penny. I tried to recycle the old one but once those things are on, they're going to stay on.

I suppose I could just go to the shop and they'd be able to figure out what I mean but it has a name and I wanna know.
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Max
offline Max
Portland
  • Re: Vocabulary?

    Thu, July 3, 2008 - 6:52 AM
    End Cap
    Crimp Cap
    Anti-fray Thingie
    Cable Doo-bob

    Do they even have a "proper" name for them?

    If you have a soldering gun, a drop of solder will keep your cables from fraying if you don't want to use a crimp cap.
  • Re: Vocabulary?

    Thu, July 3, 2008 - 10:38 PM
    'Hollow tip ferrules' are for crimping to the ends of cables to prevent fraying; they are also sometimes called 'crimps'.

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