Old Radio Service Workshop clearance finds...

Vintage Radio Dial Drive Cord - 3m x 0.6mm

Diameter as used in many Radios from the 1940's through 1980's... such as Eddystone EC10, EB35 etc, Marconi, Philips and many many more such as Alba, Bush, Cossor, Decca, Eko, Ferranti, Heathkit, KW, RCA, Zenith (to name but a few) and lots of others.  

This is NEW OLD STOCK (in absolutely guaranteed perfect condition just like the day it was made - not like some of the dirty decayed rubbish you see being sold).

You get at least a 3 metre length (almost 10 ft - 120 inches in old imperial measurements) - more than enough to do three EC10's (or similar), or any Radio you could mention of the period.  

This Genuine twisted Drive Cord is made from a Nylon core (for strength) with a cotton/polyester mix overweave and then coated for grip.  It is approximately 0.6mm diameter.  If you need the thicker 1.0mm cord - please see my other eBay listing.  Single uncoated Nylon (as being sold elsewhere) is very slippery, another reason it generally wasn't used - even in the more modern sets - you wind that around a drive shaft and it just doesn't grip properly.

You get it bagged as a loose spool.  Folks that wind it around some flat cardboard and then post it to you don't realise that you can impart a permanent kink into some of the inferior string materials which you can then 'feel' as you tune when it goes across pulleys and wheels.

Old Radio Manufacturers Tip:  To stop any ends fraying (just as you would when lacing cable looms), put a dab of lacquer or wax on the cord ends.  Manufacturers would normally use the same stuff they used for sealing tuning slugs.  A modern equivalent would be a dab of the wife's or girlfriends (or your own!) nail vanish (but not on tuning slugs!).

Please don't make offers unless you are planning to COLLECT or wish to purchase more than one length.

Colour supplied can vary depending on the spool it has been taken from.  If you are buying more than one length, let me know promptly via eBay messaging if you would prefer it as one continuous length, otherwise it will be supplied bagged in separate 3m sections.

Includes FREE DELIVERY to your UK Door.