[MRCA] W.S. #19 discussion

[J. Forster]

John,


It's not the wire at issue. The insulation is served near the lugs to keep
it from fraying.

-John

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> All -
> Visual effect of cotton cord is simple, cotton lacing is available, or
> lacing for boots and or shoes can be used then dyed to the proper color
> if necessary.  For my HS 30 head phones I used boot laces over the
> plastic wire.
> Hutch
> On 4/25/2013 1:05 PM, D. Platt wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> Thanks for the comments, all well taken.  I did get a bit of
>> improvement when aligning the receiver, admittedly not a great deal,
>> however.  I concur with your assessment of the tinsel cord. Without
>> those lugs that pierce the wire, one is at a severe disadvantage when
>> trying to solder them.  That said, I have gotten away with it,
>> sometimes.  What I was planning to do was make up a pigtail with a
>> cable that's amenable to soldering.  How I might get the visual effect
>> of the cotton cord, I've not figured out, yet.  I will look out on
>> Ebay, etc, until I can find a plug.  What I'll do with this rig, other
>> than add it to the collection, is unclear.  Its the getting it on the
>> air that's all the fun...!!
>>
>> Regards   Jeep - K3HVG
>>
>>
>> On 4/24/2013 1:26 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>>>> As I mentioned in an earlier post, I recently acquired a WS #19 MkII
>>>> setup with many accessories.  After doing some in-depth maintenance,
>>>> alignments,
>>> I've a half dozen WS19s, and none has required any alignment.
>>>
>>>> and some re-building I have the thing on the air.  This is
>>>> evidenced by being heard up and down the East coast this past Saturday
>>>> on the OMRN.  Not the strongest signal in the neighborhood, but heard,
>>>> none the less.  I am trying to cobble together the original headphones
>>>> and mics as virtually all the phone elements are bad.
>>> The only failure mode known for the mikes, is corrosion of a wire
>>> lead to
>>> the diaphragm. If they ar open at DC thay are no good, if not, they are
>>> good.
>>>
>>> snip...............
>>
>>> They are called 'drop leads'. Watch eBay. They show up as spares. The
>>> drop
>>> leads and extension cords all use tinsel wire. They are HARD to
>>> reterminate. I would not cut the extensions up. The jackets are also
>>> whipped with fabric thread and laquered.
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>>
>> John,
>>
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