Responses 2 0f 2- Bowden Cable Lubrication

Responses 2 0f 2- Bowden Cable Lubrication

Greg Straub, CPO

3/3/2007

Thank you all for your responses. Participants of ths forum should find them useful.

Greg straub, CPO

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From: <Email Address Redacted>
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:09 AM
Subject: Bowden Cable Lubrication


I have an experienced and active wrist disarticulation prosthesis user who prefers six tension bands. He has a heavy duty control cable so I can not use a Teflon liner in the cable housing. He is requesting lubrication for the cable. I am looking for a lubricant that reduces friction but does not soil clothing. Any suggestions?

Greg Straub, CPO

When I was reading your post I thought of a person that I had met along time ago that had about 6 tension bands and with a wrist disartic and heavy duty cable. I had to check to see where you were, was going to tell you to say hi for me but your clear on the other side of the states and is not the same guy. Any way what we used to do and still do on some occasions is to use paraphine wax or just a candle (tea candle) about 39 cents. Or you can get a dri teflon spray that works well also. I like the candle the best.

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For years I have used a silicone-based lubricant that comes in a hard stick. Looks like a candle in a push up container. The last tubes I bought were from Sears, each stick lasts for years. You might also try the megamart home stores. I have patients periodically remove cable from prosthesis, and clean with spray brake or carb cleaner ( from auto supply), then lube the cable with stick. You can't get the entire cable lubed but it seems to work.
Morris Gallo, LPO

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There are some stick lubicants that are like a waxy solid, but you have to put it on the cable before you are fabricating to cover it completely. I have a Shell Tetinax K (dry stick lubricant) that I have had for years. I'm sure you can find something similar.

Doug Taylor CP

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 There is HEAVY DUTY CABLE of the same diameter as ours from Hosmer. They have an extraordinarily strong coating for the salt water protection over the cable. Lasts forever. Found it on a patient in one of my Patient Care Clinics. I think the clinician bought it in Rhode Island. Glides nicely through the HD housing. Clinician had to remove the coating, basically stripping the cable at the connector point to properly crimp it down. If that is not an option, in Iowa, I would take a bar of soap and rub the cable back and forth over the soap prior to installing it into the housing and crimping. DISADVANTAGE with that technique is that it does not last forever. When it got really bad for friction, he would simply cut the cable, resoap, recrimp and lengthen the harness strap a little. A real pain but it is very effective. Hope this helps.
Agnes Curran, CP for OPGA

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We've used a product called Door-ease for the last 40 years. You put it on
the full length of the cable before assembling. You can also convert him to
spectalon cable, then you can use the Teflon lining. This what I'm using on
the active wrist disartic that I have.
Steve Childs, C.P.

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I have used paraffin wax with success.
Reed Mueller CP
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Try Door-Ease. It comes in a small tube. Ace Hardware, maybe? It's great!
Steven Fries, LPO
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dieser Glaspalst sieht vollkommen schräg aus. In der Aue seid Ihr auch schon
gewesen. Das Ist der Park vor der Orangerie (Technologiemuseum und
Planetarium) und unterhalb vom Bolero (da haben wir letzten Sommer auf der
Terase gesessen). Hier steht also ein Glaspalast, mitten auf der riesen
Wiese und sieht aus als ob Hornbach eine neue Gartenmarktfiliale aufmacht.

Viele Grüße
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Try dry teflon spray. I get it at the local bike shop.
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