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41-295 rubber wire - Paperboy - 10-10-2016
What type and gauge wire should I use to restore this radio??
Thanks
RE: 41-295 rubber wire - klondike98 - 10-10-2016
Welcome to the Phorum!
See this thread:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=14959
RE: 41-295 rubber wire - Paperboy - 10-10-2016
(10-10-2016, 01:26 PM)klondike98 Wrote: Welcome to the Phorum!
See this thread:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=14959
Thanks, found it right after I asked my question. I appreciate the response though.
Question, is there a heat shrink better than the others or radio shacks multi colors will do??
RE: 41-295 rubber wire - klondike98 - 10-10-2016
I've never used Radio Shack's heat shrink other than their black. I've bought the colored heat shrink from Justradios.com
It takes a little longer to get to you because it comes from Canada and has to go through the boarder crossing routine. Other folks may chime in with their suppliers.
RE: 41-295 rubber wire - morzh - 10-10-2016
Heat shrinkable to me is a remedy for cases when nothing else works. Like a rubber wire going into a potted transformer or a coil.
In chassis, point to point, I would re-wire what I could.
Typically AWG 20 is a pretty universal gauge; in large radios where tubes use lots of current for filaments, like 2-5A strictly for those I would use AWG18.
RE: 41-295 rubber wire - Paperboy - 10-11-2016
(10-10-2016, 04:49 PM)morzh Wrote: Heat shrinkable to me is a remedy for cases when nothing else works. Like a rubber wire going into a potted transformer or a coil.
In chassis, point to point, I would re-wire what I could.
Typically AWG 20 is a pretty universal gauge; in large radios where tubes use lots of current for filaments, like 2-5A strictly for those I would use AWG18.
I'll certainly use that advice Morzh.
Questio: would you use solid or stranded wire??
RE: 41-295 rubber wire - morzh - 10-11-2016
Either one is fine. Obviously stranded will take a bit more abuse if flexed repeatedly. Not that it is often the case.
Solid forms better when you need it to follow a certain route, keep the shape and not buckle.
matter of preference for me.