Burndept 290 rewiring question. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Nightcruiser · 13th May 2017, 2:33 pm

I'm about to start a rewire on an old Burndept 290 as everything on this set has perished but these days the selection of color cables available seems very limited.

What ampage/voltage rating cable would the group recommend using for this set particularly for six way cables up to the loudspeaker and also the magic eye?

julie_m · 13th May 2017, 4:54 pm

Ordinary 16/0.2 will be fine for most connections in a normal radio; it's only carrying a few tens of milliamps a few tenths of a metre with a few hundred volts across it. Even the parallel-wired heaters of a transformer-fed set only draw a couple of amps, and the hungriest valves -- the rectifier and output -- are too close to the transformer for any voltage drop to be significant.

Cobaltblue · 13th May 2017, 5:19 pm

Hi NC

You're welcome to this bunch of cables there are 10 different colours and I think they are all over a metre long.

Not sure of core size but I am pretty sure more than adequate for the insides of a domestic radio

Cheers Mike T

Nightcruiser · 15th May 2017, 10:41 pm

Thank you both for your help and advice. Indeed yes the cables will be very useful, thank you.

Can you please PM me Mike with either the collection or postage details?

john

13th May 2017, 2:33 pm	#1
Nightcruiser Pentode Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 149	Burndept 290 rewiring question. I'm about to start a rewire on an old Burndept 290 as everything on this set has perished but these days the selection of color cables available seems very limited. What ampage/voltage rating cable would the group recommend using for this set particularly for six way cables up to the loudspeaker and also the magic eye?

13th May 2017, 4:54 pm	#2
julie_m Dekatron Join Date: May 2008 Location: Derby, UK. Posts: 7,735	Re: Burndept 290 rewiring question. Ordinary 16/0.2 will be fine for most connections in a normal radio; it's only carrying a few tens of milliamps a few tenths of a metre with a few hundred volts across it. Even the parallel-wired heaters of a transformer-fed set only draw a couple of amps, and the hungriest valves -- the rectifier and output -- are too close to the transformer for any voltage drop to be significant. __________________ If I have seen further than others, it is because I was standing on a pile of failed experiments.

13th May 2017, 5:19 pm	#3
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,864	Re: Burndept 290 rewiring question. Hi NC You're welcome to this bunch of cables there are 10 different colours and I think they are all over a metre long. Not sure of core size but I am pretty sure more than adequate for the insides of a domestic radio Cheers Mike T Attached Thumbnails __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk

15th May 2017, 10:41 pm	#4
Nightcruiser Pentode Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 149	Re: Burndept 290 rewiring question. Thank you both for your help and advice. Indeed yes the cables will be very useful, thank you. Can you please PM me Mike with either the collection or postage details? john