Protected wire cams vs unprotected
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Do the protected wire cams add significant life to a cam? Im starting to look into my next buy as I get more involved in trad. |
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No. |
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John, that's not a wire that's protected, but rather a wire made from a material, in the case Kevlar, as opposed to the usual metal wires you see on most cams. Generally speaking other design features aside from the material that the wires are made of are more important when it comes to deciding the type of can your going to use. The X4's are typically considered a speciality cam that you wouldn't typically find on a starter rack. |
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thanks, these cams were just for reference to the protection i was talking about. |
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i like cams that don't have the metal trigger wires. those things get all bent outta shape and it bugs me... |
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John Martin2 wrote:thanks, these cams were just for reference to the protection i was talking about.What protection? Trigger wires are either steel cable or Kevlar. No manufacturer I am aware of uses anything else, and none of them coat the steel cable in any form of protective layer. |
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Watch the video in the link i shared. At 1:30 it talks about the protected cable/wire Im referring to. |
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I think I see the confusion here, he's talking about the stem of an x4 cam, not the wires, this just seems to be a feature relating only to the x4 cam where they added aluminum beads around the small wire stem to increase durability while retaining flexibility. I don't think there's a universal category of "protected wire cams vs unprotected". Sounds maybe like you should do some more research and/or climb with somebody elses rack before making purchases. |
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sheath on the wire stem may add to the durability of single stem cams when that wire is loaded against an edge or features .... the old aliens were known for this |