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@Hovis
Just had a spoke fail on. Cx ray (£££!) on nds. Wheel is 24h with 2 cross both sides. Anyways, it failed just after the J bend, where the spoke makes a sharp contact with the hub flange. Here's a pic that just about shows what I mean.
see there is a gap between the J of the spoke and the hub flange as it exists the hole, and then it makes contact with the hub flange again at a very localised point.
Anyways, I think it's failed as its a stress hotspot. The fail is very clean, no fatigue lines.
To stop it from happening with the rest, what are my options? A washer between the spoke head and flange might soften the angle? Rebuild the nds radial?