[GreenKeys] The most annoying part of Teletype restoration.

[John, W9DDD]

Ah, I had forgotten about that one.  I've never used it myself, but have 
seen places where it was used.  Thanks for the link.

John, W9DDD

On 12/17/2020 3:03 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>     Have a look at the stuff at:
> <https://www.mcmaster.com/spiral-tubing/slit-corrugated-sleeving-6/>
>     Just today someone posted a question about how to renew cracking 
> microphone cables. There isn't any way, when this stuff begins to dry 
> out and crack its gone. There is also some sort of plastic foam commonly 
> used to line carrying cases that disintegrates and can turn to mush. I 
> don't know what it is but its a PITA to get cleaned out. Might be a 
> related plastic. At least here you can replace the tubing.
>     I think the danger of damaging something by replacing the connectors 
> makes the appearance less important. I've seen other types of flexible 
> plastic split tubing but couldn't find it with a Google search. I know 
> its out there, looks a lot like continuous tubing.
> 
> On 12/16/2020 5:08 PM, w9ddd at tapr.org wrote:
>> I just spent  the better part of two days removing unneeded 
>> modifications to a 28 KSR cabinet and LESU.  The greasy stuff that 
>> 'grows' on the surface of the tubing attracts dirt like an magnet or 
>> turns white. Then some of the tubing gets brittle as it ages.  So 
>> nothing wants to  bend where it needs to go when flipping the LESU.
>>
>> The tubing on a small bundle of wires for was so brittle I ended up 
>> being able to remove it by cracking it in several places.
>>
>> With the dirt that was on the tubing, my hands ended up dirtier than 
>> the time I changed the timing chain on a Mopar 318.
>>
>> So what techniques  have folks used to fix these problems in a way the 
>> looks authentic.
>> I could see using a spiral wrap, but that wouldn't look right.  Using 
>> new tubing more closely matching original almost guarantee needing to 
>> remove connectors.
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>>
>> John, W9DDD
>>
>>
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