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Mark,
Dry rot and the effects of time and environment can take their toll without any way of turning back. However, my wife whose college degree is in home economics, suggests two products usually carried at fabric stores (Jo-Ann, Hancock etc). She also says fraying and wear of cloth are two different problems in that fraying generally happens on the edge of cloth. Her suggestion is to get something called "spray sizing" and try applying it to the cloth wire to preserve or revitalize the fibers. (Obviously disconnect power...sigh...I feel stupid having to say that because I know everyone knows better but I am a victim of "contemporary correctness" I guess). To retard or stop fraying get a product called "Fraychek." Also sold at fabric stores. Good luck. WA9VLK |
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On Jun 2, 8:09*pm, "SX-25" wrote:
Mark, Dry rot and the effects of time and environment can take their toll without any way of turning back. However, my wife whose college degree is in home economics, suggests two products usually carried at fabric stores (Jo-Ann, Hancock etc). She also says fraying and wear of cloth are two different problems in that fraying generally happens on the edge of cloth. Her suggestion is to get something called "spray sizing" and try applying it to the cloth wire to preserve or revitalize the fibers. (Obviously disconnect power...sigh...I feel stupid having to say that because I know everyone knows better but I am a victim of "contemporary correctness" I guess). To retard or stop fraying get a product called "Fraychek." Also sold at fabric stores. Good luck. WA9VLK * My $0.02 to add to Mark's comments is that the cloth outer serving as well as the cotton woven over each conductor is usually covering a rubber insulation on the copper wires. The rubber is intended to provide a continuous seal and insulating spacing between the copper and cotton, and since the rubber is usually well perished and crumbling by now, it no longer is able to do it's intended job. IMHO, it is folly to use perished cloth covered cord where a wrong flex can easily cause strands of copper to push through the cotton and contact each other or an external conductor [such as the user] with attendent risk of fire, or, should a liquid be spilled on the fabric it could easly come in contact with the copper condictors through the cracking of the ancient rubber, again posing a shock and/or fire risk. Personally, I always replace all the primary wiring with new, approved, wire and add a fuse on transformer sets. Neil S. |
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