Can’t beat VIR !!!!!

[Skys]

Massive stately home. Amazing property. Not so much fun rewiring after eicr.

 

[buzzlightyear]

and i thought it was sausages on a string looking at pic .
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[Vortigern]

Looks like you did beat VIR!

 

[Skys]

Amazing craftsmanship around the place all cables in wooden capping. Shame it’s getting ripped out really. Modern techniques don’t compare in my opinion

 

[pc1966]

Was the wooden capped stuff still in use until you started?

 

[MDJ]

Massive stately home. Amazing property. Not so much fun rewiring after eicr.

Hi Mate, do you mean vulcanized indian rubber? or I am so out of date your on about something else I have no idea what you are on about? if you mean Vulcanized Indian rubber I am very familliar with it and rewire thousands of circuits of the years made from it, if no apologies but I am a little confused.

 

[Skys]

Was the wooden capped stuff still in use until you started?

Still in use now. Working through. Replacing in sections as we go. Could take months and months.

 

[Skys]

Hi Mate, do you mean vulcanized indian rubber? or I am so out of date your on about something else I have no idea what you are on about? if you mean Vulcanized Indian rubber I am very familliar with it and rewire thousands of circuits of the years made from it, if no apologies but I am a little confused.

Yep that’s right

 

[MDJ]

Yep that’s right

in that case I am amazed you found some, I started rewiring VIR circuits in the early 80s, found a few in the 90s, haven't seen any since, pretty amazing you have found some in the 20,20s, rip it out and start again, this must be a very rare things these days, I thought it had all been replaced 20 years ago at the very least.

 

[pc1966]

Still in use now. Working through. Replacing in sections as we go. Could take months and months.

Wow! I have seen that stuff in museums, etc, but never actually in use.

In some ways it is not a surprise, as the VIR was fine in its day and when it hardens it remains OK until disturbed. Of course, sooner or later it will be disturbed and then a nightmare unfolds!