DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A GUIDE TO WHAT GAUGE OF WIRE WAS USED AND WHERE ON A 1940 RCA VICTOR 24BT-2? NOW THAT IM STARTING TO REBUILD THE CHASSIS, IVE FOUND THAT MANY OF THE WIRES ARE SO BRITTLE THAT THE OUTER INSULATION HAS FALLEN OFF LEAVING ONLY THE BARE WIRE. IS THERE A WAY TO TELL WHAT GAUGE OF WIRE WAS USED FROM A MANUAL OR SCHEMATIC TO TELL ME WHAT GAUGE TO USE OR IS THERE JUST A GENERAL GAUGE(16,18,20) THAT MOST ALL RADIOS USED? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!

:DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A GUIDE TO WHAT GAUGE OF WIRE WAS USED AND WHERE ON A 1940 RCA VICTOR 24BT-2? NOW THAT IM STARTING TO REBUILD THE CHASSIS, IVE FOUND THAT MANY OF THE WIRES ARE SO BRITTLE THAT THE OUTER INSULATION HAS FALLEN OFF LEAVING ONLY THE BARE WIRE. IS THERE A WAY TO TELL WHAT GAUGE OF WIRE WAS USED FROM A MANUAL OR SCHEMATIC TO TELL ME WHAT GAUGE TO USE OR IS THERE JUST A GENERAL GAUGE(16,18,20) THAT MOST ALL RADIOS USED? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT!
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Most radios use 18 awg or 16 awg wire.Some use single strand and some use multistrand wire.

It would be hard to go wrong with 22 AWG wire for nearly everything in your radio that carries AC or DC power (filaments, B+ bus). For lower-power signals like connections to IF transformers and audio stages, 24 AWG would be fine. Teflon-insulated wire is superb but may be hard to find; PVC insulated wire is an acceptable alternative, although be aware that its insulation can melt and also will combust if it gets hot enough.

You can use solid copper wire for all point-to-point connections where no flexing takes place - it is a little easier to work with than stranded wire. For flex connections such as the pendant cables that connect to a magic eye tube or speaker, it is necessary to use stranded wire.

:It would be hard to go wrong with 22 AWG wire for nearly everything in your radio that carries AC or DC power (filaments, B+ bus). For lower-power signals like connections to IF transformers and audio stages, 24 AWG would be fine. Teflon-insulated wire is superb but may be hard to find; PVC insulated wire is an acceptable alternative, although be aware that its insulation can melt and also will combust if it gets hot enough.
:Rhode Island Wiring carries a PVC Cotton covered wire that I have used.
:You can use solid copper wire for all point-to-point connections where no flexing takes place - it is a little easier to work with than stranded wire. For flex connections such as the pendant cables that connect to a magic eye tube or speaker, it is necessary to use stranded wire.
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