Fishing line = dial cord

[ppppenguin]

Many have recommended using fishing line as dial cord. Don't need any at the moment but I bought some fishing line at Poundland today. 100m each of 6.5lb and 11lb.

Also a rubber mallet, useful for various assembly and dismantling jobs.

[oldticktock]

Is the rubber mallet for those awkward to insert valves

[Peter.N.]

No, for squashing to fishing line to make it fit

[paulsherwin]

Some people are very sniffy about using standard monofilament fishing line to restring radios, but I've found it works very well. It's useful stuff to keep at the back of a drawer somewhere and costs very little. You can use it threaded through a big sewing needle to mend backpacks, tool bags, car seats etc. (You can also catch fish with it of course )

Paul

[maitiustandun]

hi all, i have used fly line , its light and easier to handle in arkward corners when re -threading, also very strong and hardwearing . regards mait.

[kalee20]

I successfully restrung a Cossor 500 with fishing line (backing line, not the monofilament stuff).

But it didn't work with a DAC90a, because the line kept riding over itself around the tuning control shaft. So I used 'proper' RS dial drive cord, with the glass-fibre core.

I'll definitely use the fishing line where possible - my reel of glass-fibre cord is a finite resource!

[vinrads]

I have done loads of re stringing in my time using the old RS green cord but lately the nylon cord ,i find the most useful tool is a pair of forceps the ones that lock to hold the cord ,and when done a spot of super glue on the knots, regards Mick.

[Skywave]

Originally Posted by ppppenguin

Also a rubber mallet, useful for various assembly and dismantling jobs.

In actual point of fact, a rubber mallet can be a useful diagnostic tool! For example, if you have a problem that you believe is of an intermittent mechanical nature. Alternatively, once a repair is completed and you know / suspect that it will get a 'hard life', e.g. being bounced around in a vehicle, then this affords a quick and effective means of providing an elementary vibration & shock test.

Al. / Skywave.

[G4XWDJim]

Has anyone come up with a good replacement stranded wire for Eddystone receivers.
I bought some fishing 'Trace Wire' which I thought would be good but in use its rolling resistance was much higher then the genuine wire and slowed down the ability of the dial pointer to spin from end to end.
The original is .012" thick and the trace wire was .021" thick and with fewer strands. I've got a couple of Eddystones to restring and would like to get them as good as new. Not being into fishing I know little about what's available in that field.

Jim

[David G4EBT]

Might be worth subscribing to the Eddystone User Group forum here:

http://www.eddystoneusergroup.org.uk/

If anyone knows what to use and where to get it, Graeme Wormald should do.

You'll find manuals and technical info on the EUG site too, including advice on re-stringing. The tuning mechanisms on some - if not most, Eddystones, is quite complex.
I think you might be better off posting a message on this forum to Eddystone Dial cord so that Eddystone aficionados, of which there are several on this forum, stand a better chance of seeing it.

Best of luck!

David,
G4EBT

[MichaelR]

They do have Stocks of spares which may include cord.

On my EA12 I used thin PIKE line and that worked well.

Mike

[G4XWDJim]

Thanks David and Michael. My trace line was also called a pike line but perhaps there are different thicknesses.

I've just joined the Eddystone group and I'll ask Graeme who I do know moderately well. Don't know why I didn't think of him before and yes I will try a new posting on here as you suggest.

Many thanks,

Jim

[GJR 11L]

Originally Posted by maitiustandun

hi all, i have used fly line , its light and easier to handle in arkward corners when re -threading, also very strong and hardwearing . regards mait.

Tapered or weight-forward?

I've used nylon monofil on a couple of sets and found it absolutely fine for the purpose, as did Grundig in many of their '70s portable sets and if it's good enough for a large and well-respected manufacturer, then it's surely good enough for me.