[Milsurplus] WWII Equipment Wiring

[C Whitaker]

de WB2CPN

For what it's worth, soon after WWII ended I was
stationed in Berlin, and we soldering iron types would
take the wiring out of large German anti-aircraft guns
and use it for hook-up wire.  All of it was bright yellow,
about AWG 16 stranded, and the insulation was not
effected by heat when soldering.  No shrinkage, no
discoloring.  (Anyone else encounter this wire?) Never
saw anything like that in all these years since.    Trivia.

73  Clete