Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian - Project

[David Dunlop]

Thanks, Chris.

There are indeed, brass metal grommets pressed around the rims of both the round and elongate holes. You can just see a bit of the brass showing on the round hole where a bit of paint has chipped away.

The description of the waxed loom fits but the all copper core does not. I tried a magnet on a few bits that trimmed off when I cleaned the two bare ends. Nothing stuck, so does not seem to have any steel content.

It is such a nicely wound reel of cable, my present thought is to restore the cut end, and securely rewind the loose bit on the hub and tie it off to keep it that way. In the end, it may not be 100% correct for the 52-Set, but tells a more interesting story than the empty spool actually issued with the set.

David

[Chris Suslowicz]

I have to say that it looks rather like lighting flex - the rate of twist is much too fast for field telephone cable and too slow (plus the cable is too thick) to be for demolition circuits - that was more like bell wire with an extremely fast twist.

I've got a reel of D3 twin somewhere, I'll fish it out for a cleanup and photograph.

Best,
Chris.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Chris Suslowicz

I have to say that it looks rather like lighting flex - the rate of twist is much too fast for field telephone cable and too slow (plus the cable is too thick) to be for demolition circuits - that was more like bell wire with an extremely fast twist.

I've got a reel of D3 twin somewhere, I'll fish it out for a cleanup and photograph.

Best,
Chris.

Thanks Chris. I'd really (reel-ee?) like to so wartime sig wire.

[David Dunlop]

A nice sunny morning today so a little bit more of the panel has now been cleaned. Progress slows quite a bit when you get in between fittings and decals, and add that to the sections that are so heavily coated with varnish.

Took a bit of work but the erroneous decal under the door cutout did polish out. The white paint came off the top quickly and then a yellow rectangle remained where the backing of the decal had covered the original wartime varnish. Once I broke through the decal backing, the original varnish polished back very easily.

David

[David Dunlop]

A little bit more done down the right hand side today.

I think I am getting close to the halfway point for this polishing now.

David

[David Dunlop]

Now finally at the point of just over half the front panel having been polished clean of discoloured varnish. The second incorrect decal warning of radioactive luminous paint is gone, and of 30 decals on the front panel of the 52-Set Sender, 10 are now standing free and clear of discoloured varnish.

Slowly we make progress!

David

[David Dunlop]

Much too cloudy and overcast today, so I only got about another inch lower in the cleaning process on the right hand side of the Sender panel, before my eyes went into full Autorotation Mode.

David