I've had mine apart. The hard bits to make will be the sockets for the trouble light and of course the knurled clamping screw. Luckily I have a great big spool of the original cotton binding thread. The plans is to make two, one for my No.9 and one for the No.9 Mk.1. And if economical a small run for fellow radio enthusiasts. Cosmetic 'non-runners' would be a snap.
I just went back to the manuals. The British No.9 shows a square face plate thought the lettering would of course be different. The Canadian No.9 Mk.1 shows rounded corners so I expect those represent the early version.
Ain't this stuff fun?
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Originally Posted by David Dunlop
Hi Bruce.
Just came up from trying to tune the 19-Set to 3.615Mc. Thunderstorms in the area. Not very productive. Was hoping to natter a bit on the air tomorrow.
The Connector No. 17 cables are No.3 B&S stranded copper cable, rated at 125 Amps and rubber covered. Up to that point in their description, they would appear to be standard automotive battery cables of the day. From what I can see at the lug ends of mine, the rubber on both is black. Red and black cotton cloth loom was then slipped over the rubber cables and the ends on mine were then bound with a heavy cotton cording and lacquered to hold them in place. The loom at one lug end has started to unravel a bit due to moisture, but should be an easy repair when I get to it. The loom binding just peeks out from under the Bakelite head about 1/8 inch on mine.
My thought process leads me to wonder if red and black cloth looming might have been a common item on automotive battery cables at some point in the 1930’s and 40’s. If so, it might be replicated today by some of the antique auto electrical suppliers.
David
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