[MRCA] W.S. #19 discussion

[John Hutchins]

John -
In the old days did they not dope the wire ends, with model airplane 
dope  I remember my grandfather mentioning that while fixing a lamp cord 
or something like that when I was a kid.
Hutch
On 4/25/2013 1:49 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> John,
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> 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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