Fraying cords any ideas on what I can do to prevent?

[Airbrush]

Hi, 

New to the forum and looking for some suggestions.

I have a Freilein Windrider II quad line kite. I've only had it up a few times now and noticed the cords are fraying right where the holes are. I'm assuming from the hard edge of the hole being cut/melted there.
Any suggestions on how to remedy it?
thx

[Cot51stState]

Fraying on the bungee cord is common. I'm accustom to it occurring where the cord enters/exits the end cap. When you have your vertical rods installed, is there any tension on the bungee cord? 

[Airbrush]

Yes there is some tension on it. The fraying is occurring on the edge of the material hole. It seems like it is cut using heat so the edges of those hole feel quite hard/sharp, but not sure a good work around...if there was small thin rubber grommets? ideas?

These cords have a plastic sheathing on them where they enter/exit the cap holes so that's great, it doesn't fray there. I have another freiline quad that doesn't have that on it and the cords frayed/broke there. I ended up filing/rounding over the edges of the caps to prevent in future on that kite.

[Airbrush]

Ah...just realized I should have probably posted this in quad head section.

Moderator, can you move there easily? Not sure how to ping mod in a thread....

[Cot51stState]

I've seen where OSK had added heat shrink tubing to the middle of the bungee and thought it a good idea. None of my quads have that and the bungee always fails in the middle. I've been able to find bungee locally and keep a couple of yards of it in my repair kit. For a frequently flow (or in my case, abused) kite, bungee becomes a consumable item. 

**this topic of bungee is not specific to quad kiting, but you're right, you may get more response if it were posted there. **

[Airbrush]

yah i think heat shrink tubing may do the trick, will probably try that...i don't think its heat shrink that is used on the cap end cords...feels like soft plastic tubing of some sort...

[Airbrush]

my expectation is that if this frayed already a few flights in then its only a few more flights away before the elastic cord itself breaks...

[Airbrush]

has anyone tried small metal grommets before? I ordered some small 3mm ones to try out. Can't really do heat shrink right at the ends where the knots are, you kind of need that end flexible...hopefully small grommets will do the trick...broke two more cords.

[Airbrush]

I put some 3mm metal grommets...problem solved...I had to file down the length of the grommet tube that passes through, so it would just crimp over top of the metal washer on the other side and not crimp past onto the fabric.