Re: [Elecraft] Splicing mic cables

2008-03-08 Thread G4LNA
Hi Jim, The way I handle that wire is to strip it and fold it back on itself, then bind it with thin wire taken from some flexible cable, then if necessary lightly solder it, that always works for me. Paul G4LNA. Jim Wiley-2 wrote: > > > I have a question that perhaps someone on this list m

Re: [Elecraft] Splicing mic cables

2008-03-08 Thread George Victor
rewire job. > > Good luck and 73 > Bob N6WG > > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Jim Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 1:46 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] Splicing mic cables > > > > > > I have a questio

[Elecraft] Splicing mic cables

2008-03-08 Thread wb2srf
I remember having the same problem when I worked as a technician in a two-way radio repair shop in the 1970's. Some Motorola microphone cables were made with tinsel wire and required an IDC (insulation displacement crimp) connector lug. It was a small solder lug with teeth on one end that bit thr

Re: [Elecraft] Splicing mic cables

2008-03-08 Thread Robert Tellefsen
N6WG - Original Message - From: "Jim Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 1:46 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Splicing mic cables > > I have a question that perhaps someone on this list might have the > answer to. > > > Does anyone know

[Elecraft] Splicing mic cables

2008-03-08 Thread Jim Wiley
I have a question that perhaps someone on this list might have the answer to. Does anyone know of good method for splicing tinsel-wire cables? I am trying to repair a microphone extension cable that got ripped in two. The cable in question is a 6-wire microphone cable, with conducto