(However: if their clock positions differ, the link closest to 90 degrees from horizontal will always move fastest.) quote
Only partially true. If the distance is enough larger for the attaching point that is farther from vertical, it may move faster.
Also, you must keep your perspective of horizontal. The cable housing for the TV cable may differ in point of attachment from that of the housing for the throttle cable, OR the throttle linkage may not include a cable at all, i.e. a rod type linkage or even electric solenoid. These examples produce a different aspect for horizontal.
What has to be maintained, or duplicated, it the travel of the cable in its original application. If the cable worked a certain way on that old V6 Chevy Malibu you got the transmission from, you have to duplicate that cable action to reproduce the TV cable's stroke in your new application. There IS a little wiggle room, so you don't have to be absolutely PERFECT, but ya' gotta' get close!!
