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Default Sectional garage door cables

Oren wrote:
On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:16:06 -0600, Tony Hwang
wrote:

Hi,
Yesterday one of the springs broke due to rusting at the bottom loop.
Managed to replace it but came to think about using a stainless steel
cable instead of galvanized one. Is there any reason we can't use
stainless steel cable? Any one knows? Garage door expert out there?


Not an expert, but what about using a larger diameter galv. cable? Can
you buy SS cables for a GD?

Hi,
Now 3/16" cables are fitted. Usually they are 1/8". eBay shows 1/8"
stainless cables with 350 load limit which is more than enough.
I could not find ready made stainless cables vs. gal. ones. So
I was wondering about it.