[Boatanchors] Making up the flexible cloth covered

[Al Klase]

Gang,

This stuff is called tinsel wire.  I have three solutions;

#1 - "Toothy Lugs"  See: 
http://www.oldphoneshop.com/spade-connectors-self-piercing-brass/ Down 
side is that you need an appropriate crimp tool.

#2 - Cut back about 1/8" of the outer braid with a scissors.  Stick a 
piece of approx. #20 tinned wire up the middle of the cord a short way. 
Wrap both the outer braid and inner strands with #30 tinned wire.  Tin 
the whole thing.  If your dealing with screw terminals, the #20 can be 
bent into a lug, otherwise cut off the excess.

#3 - Pull the inner strands out of a piece of parachute cord, and 
replace with modern flexible wire.  I have a stash of miniature 
rubber-covered test lead wire that works great for this.

Al


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Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
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