[Milsurplus] Telephone/Microphone cable repair

[J. Forster]

A solvent, like Acetone or MEK will likely remove the printing too.

Best,

-John

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> Hi,
> I just replaced the completely hardened cable on my EE-8 field telephone
> with some 3x18 SJ cable, you know the rubber-jacketed cable used for
> flexible AC power cords.  It was maybe just a tad larger in diameter than
> the original.  Maybe 3x20 or 3x22 would fit better, but it wasn't
> available at my local hardware.  The white printing on the cable came off
> nicely with some 120 grit sandpaper.
>
> If someone notices that one of the exposed wires that connects to the
> phone is green instead of red, I will admire their attention to detail.
> If they persist in hassling me about it, I will demonstrate some period
> correct USMC Jiu Jitsu on their ass.
>
> On Sunday I am going to send a gang of 2nd graders out with a spool of
> wire and the EE-8 to hook it up in my son's tree fort to call back to the
> house and give a situation report.
>
> RF
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