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Old 06-24-14 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Grand Bois
I set up my MAFAC center pulls with longer straddle cables to get them closer to 90° to the arms. Many "experts" will tell you to do exactly the opposite.
The math is unambiguous. For that geometry a shorter cable makes it worse.

Originally Posted by Grand Bois
A wider yoke should accomplish the same thing, but I haven't tried it.
True, except that the length of the arm is what it is. You can adjust it only be replacing it, in which case it isn't a Mafac cantilever anymore. Well, I guess you could design an extension to the arm.
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