[ARC5] [Milsurplus] Looking for inexpensive wire sources for making up cables
J. Forster
jfor at quikus.com
Thu Jan 31 15:56:51 EST 2013
You are going to have to pay considerably more than scrap. You might look
for THHN at an electrical supply place or Home Depot/Lowes. It sort of
looks like the nylo0n over PVC of later WW II.
-John
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Folks,
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> I'd like to make up a few cables (for different airborne radio setups) to
> look like the white wire bundles as seen in WW2 era photos. Presently I'm
> using some surplus multicondictor, rubber or PVC sheathed cables which
> contain heavier than the originally specified wires, so the whole cable is
> very stiff and hard to assemble into the connectors.
>
> I need #12, #14, #16 and #22 wires. I just don't want to spend the money
> for
> brand new wire spools as sold by the various major electronics
> distributors.
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> Does anyone know of surplus wire vendors where I can get wire and it won't
> cost me an arm and a leg?
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> Thanks for any info,
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> 73, Meir WF2U
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> Landrum, SC
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