Another Op Rod Question

[sandsnake]

My first dumb question,
I keep seeing Op Rods in parts sales posts, elsewhere, described as "Cut". What does that mean?

[jak]

"Cut" or "Modified" op rod has a relief cut at a high stress point to prevent the op rod breaking at that spot.
Scott Duff does a good job of explaining it here.

http://www.scott-duff.com/oprods.htm

[sandsnake]

Thank You. I found a picture of the cut OP Rod but I didn't know how to post it so I tried in the test area and it worked

Here is the picture I found showing a crack in an uncut op rod.