[ARC5] Wire

[Lloyd Godsey]

Not what you need but on topic
Yeaaaars  ago we used to wire aircraft with Mil W5086/2 or aka Mil W5086 
type 2 wire.
See
http://www.wirefacts.com/Images/MIL-W-5086-2.jpg

Anyway the old stuff that laid in the fuselages in the heat were frequently
prone to cracking of the outer thin clear jacket and it would strip off.
Anyway I played with some old stuff I have here that the jacket had pealed 
off of
and discovered the woven covering can be colored with a permanent marker
aka Sharpie. For short pieces for restoration purposes this might be one way 
out.
So haunt the airports where they might be retrofitting an old bird and 
scavenge.
May the best scrounger win.

Thanx
Lloyd Godsey KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net
480-620-7145
http://www.lloydsdipsydumpster.com/
http://antiqueradioarchives.com/
Skype: lloyd.godsey

-----Original Message----- 
From: J. Forster
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 8:44 AM
To: Fred Cousins
Cc: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Wire

While on the wire topic, does anybody know where to get the type of
ignition wire used on WW II Jeeps and such.

It is about 7 mm OD, with a stranded copper core (both easy), BUT has
black or white rubber (not PVC !!!) insulation (seems very rare)? The
rubber stays flexible.

I need some 10-20 foot lengths it for the lead-in wire on the long-wire
antennas for the WS 19 sets.

Best,

-John

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> "A common item in hardware stores through at least the 1940s was twisted
> pair electrical wire called "drop cord".  This was a pair of stranded,
> rubber-covered conductors and then each conductor had a braided yellow
> and green textile covering.  I think one of the wires included a little
> bit of red thread so they could be told apart."
>
>
> They still make it - This company specializes in "Drop Cord"
>
> http://www.sundialwire.com/
>
>
> I also know a company that makes thick ignition wire for restored
> tractors and farm equipment. I wonder if this would work as a  safe HV
> wire in final amplifiers.
>
>
> 
> http://brillman.com/store/cotton-braided-spark-plug-wire-c-23_24_637.html
>
> Fred
> KD7EDW
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