[TowerTalk] New Cables for a Crank Up and NicoPress Clamps

[Bill Gaines AD8P]

I am having to install a new pull up cable on my LM-470. While considering the replacement from a California company at a cost of $210 plus $90 shipping I got to thinking about rolling my own from local parts. Tell me what you think please.

I can obtain 3/16 aircraft cable and thimbles with no problems. What I am having problems finding are the "Nicopress" clamps used to secure the ends around the thimbles. It is the part that gets compressed around both cables and holds it together. On the existing cable the clamp is made either of copper or brass (probably copper). It is approximately 1/2 inch in diameter and maybe an inch long. What I am able to find looks like aluminum and looking at the end looks like a figure 8 with 2 holes for the wires. Are these "good" replacements for the original clamps I am looking for? 

Thanks in advance.

Bill       AD8P at wcoil dot com