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thoyer454 · 21st Nov 2022, 1:49 pm

I have heard that some AR88 had been rewired after a period of time way back when..... I have two, an AR88F and a CR88 that are basket cases (flood victims) and I'm going to "restore" them. Part of this process will involve replacing the disintegrating wiring harness. I'm very familiar with these radios and have the skills / test equipment / spare parts to do this task.

I've researched cloth covered wire but am unsure if this is the right way to go. I work in the aerospace industry and could use the MIL spec wire we use in our harnesses but that would not be "period correct".

So my question - when these radios were rewired back in the day, what kind of wire was used?

Tom
W3TA

21st Nov 2022, 1:49 pm	#1
thoyer454 Tetrode Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA. Posts: 83	AR88 Rewiring I have heard that some AR88 had been rewired after a period of time way back when..... I have two, an AR88F and a CR88 that are basket cases (flood victims) and I'm going to "restore" them. Part of this process will involve replacing the disintegrating wiring harness. I'm very familiar with these radios and have the skills / test equipment / spare parts to do this task. I've researched cloth covered wire but am unsure if this is the right way to go. I work in the aerospace industry and could use the MIL spec wire we use in our harnesses but that would not be "period correct". So my question - when these radios were rewired back in the day, what kind of wire was used? Tom W3TA