[ARC5] Wire

[J. Forster]

Not cheap, but:

http://tubesandmore.com/Catalog/page_084_085.php

-John

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> In looking at the fabric over rubber wiring used way back when, there seem
> to be two different flavors, one that has the fabric kind of loose and
> easily frayed and the other has the fabric somehow bonded to the rubber
> which reduces fraying and makes for neater work.  Since I’m going to try
> my
> hand at making fabric over something wire in an attempt at making things
> appear even more authentic*, it would be nice to know how it was done
> originally.  “Something” may wind up plastic, vinyl or Teflon dependent on
> what I can get that looks right as to overall bulk.
>
>
>
> * I may even try lacing in the tracers which would probably not be good
> therapy when they take me back to psych lockdown as a result of this
> activity.  Nor would basket weaving.  :-)
>
>
>
> The way I think this will work is to use white older type flat shoelaces,
> wet them and force them over forms (read as: dowels) while they dry to
> reduce or take out the creases.  (This may also require a bit of ironing.)
> After that, introduce them to some RIT dye to get the right base colors
> for
> color coded wiring and put them back over the forms to dry.  Assuming (and
> we all know what that word means) this works as planned, I may actually
> try
> lacing in the tracers although it would be insanely time & labor intensive
> and only a few people would actually realize that the tracers are supposed
> to be there.  I think all of them are in these lists.  Anyway, a little
> yellow varnish to give it the official MFP look and I should have wire
> good
> for open cables.
>
>
>
> If the basic project goes well – i.e., the part about using shoelaces to
> make a reasonable facsimile of WW II cloth covered wire – the next step
> would be to use the same basic technique to make vinyl over white woven
> fabric over vinyl wiring used in later aircraft.  I’m not sure I know what
> to seal the fabric with but after that’s done the top coat can be a dip in
> Dip-It clear vinyl.  If this works as I think it will, this will solve the
> problem of wiring up the Type 12 equipment with more or less period
> appropriate open wire.
>
>
>
> Using shoelaces presents two problems right off.  First, the prices of
> good
> ones that don’t have the funky seams on each edge and are small enough
> have
> gone out of sight.  Second, it limits the size of any given run to the
> length of the longest laces I can find.  On the other hand, for everything
> except the SCR-A*-183 I’ll be using open wiring as much as possible,
> mostly
> because I like it but also because a good number of my connectors are for
> open wiring and it’s easier to convert the ones that aren’t to that than
> it
> is the ones for open wiring to shielded cable.
>
>
>
> So there it is.  Thoughts?
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Michael, WH7HG ex-K3MXO, ex-KN3MXO, WPE3ARS, BL01xh ex-Mensa A&P PP BGI
>
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