[Boatanchors] Wanted: Source for multi-conductor cable

[Rob Atkinson]

You don't need shielded cable for all of that, but CAT5 cable won't
handle the current.  I'd make up a cable using copper THHN stranded
house wiring of necessary gauge and cable tie them together.  I'd
separate out the B+ and run that in shielded cables if it is high
enough v., but if it is under 2 KV you can probably just use h.v.
insulated wire and be fine.  You can get teflon insulated h.v. wire
rated for pretty high v., such as 15 KV.  I'm not a fan of separate
floor and table chassis with B+ wire between them anyway.   I prefer
B+ runs to be inside something like a rack.   Don't waste time looking
for a perfect solution; make up your own cable.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 10:52 PM D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Cable is needed to build power cable for tube type AM rigs.  AC power, 12V filaments, hi and lo B+, bias, speaker, switching, etc.
>
> 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
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