Found it! Ground/Earth Braiding

[Happypin]

Hi All
need 5 Meters of ground braiding 30amp 5mm as the original or 6mm as sold in some places for my WH20 if anyone can help out, all local pin shops are out of stock and the others out of the U.K work out expensive.
paypal over the money.
Cheers
Alan

 

[Paul]

Mettex FLB-2-5-36 Flat Braid 2.5mm Nom CSA 6X1mm 25M Reel

Mettex - FBT-0002-0005-25M - Mettex FLB-2-5-36 Flat Braid 2.5mm Nom CSA 6X1mm 25M Reel - <P>Flat tinned copper braid, that is suitable where conditions of

www.rapidonline.com

 

[Happypin]

Thanks Paul
am I reading it correctly 2.5mm thick by 6mm wide ?

 

[AlanJ]

Ive got it Alan = £1 a metre plus say £2 postage. paypal me f&F alan.jones.1961@gmail.com

 

[Happypin]

Cheers Alan sent £10.00 8 meters if you have it spare please

 

[Paul]

That link is identical to the Original Stuff in 90's machines... I have used on a few machines now (Wh2o, TAF etc) and is a near-on perfect match

 

[Happypin]

That link is identical to the Original Stuff in 90's machines... I have used on a few machines now (Wh2o, TAF etc) and is a near-on perfect match

Thank you Paul
25 meter’s would be a waste, so opted for 8 meter from Alan.
wont be doing anymore refurbs after this one.

 

[Pick Holder]

On the electrical side of things, that is 2.5mm (Pauls link).
The earth braid only has to be the same size as the ground conductor in the mains flex, which is normally 1mm on a pinball.
I am not a fan of the look of braid generally but if doing a restore most want it original.

 

[s000m]

Thank you Paul
25 meter’s would be a waste, so opted for 8 meter from Alan.
wont be doing anymore refurbs after this one.

You say that. I said no more playfield swaps after Scared Stiff. Now I'm doing a TAF. Don't lie to yourself

 

[Happypin]

You say that. I said no more playfield swaps after Scared Stiff. Now I'm doing a TAF. Don't lie to yourself

Nothing makes me happier than working on pins, I get so much out of it more so than playing. The WH20 is the tatty one in our collection and soon will sit well with the others. It's only health reasons I wont be doing anymore full cabinet restores.

 

[Happypin]

On the electrical side of things, that is 2.5mm (Pauls link).
The earth braid only has to be the same size as the ground conductor in the mains flex, which is normally 1mm on a pinball.
I am not a fan of the look of braid generally but if doing a restore most want it original.

Now that has been well explained, although my cabinet restore is far from original now I will at least use the flat braid, I totally agree with the look of the braid.
The quality of the original cabinet builds that left the factory is very poor indeed, glossed up with nice decals and screen printing, but then again 30 years later the machine is still flipping.