Vintage 70cm rig? - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Alan Bain · 27th Feb 2024, 7:46 pm

I think it might be a Philmore 8464 plug from the drawing, but will have to source one to find out for sure.

SiriusHardware · 27th Feb 2024, 8:20 pm

Do you remember back in the days of 'shoebox' mains / battery cassette recorders, there were initially two fairly common types of mains input plug - one survived to become the now familiar 'figure 8' 2-pole mains input connector still common today, but the other was the type you don't see any more which had square corners and a notch in the middle of one of the long sides only so it was polarised, unlike the figure-8 connector which can be inserted either way up.

That 'square' type looked very like the one for your radio but even if you could find one it would be moulded onto the end of a flex with mains coloured wires in it, which would be an accident waiting to happen if you used it as a low voltage supply cable (the implication being that someone, somewhere, would eventually try to connect mains to it).

VK2KFP-au · 9th Mar 2024, 6:02 am

These DC power plugs are indeed Philmore type.
You can get the complete cable assembly from Zenmarket.jp (search for TRIO).

A cheaper option is to buy the plugs from aliexpress.com -I've pasted the link below

AU$2.84 | 5pcs AC power socket Wire Connector 10A 250VAC
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtD2Lv0

Alan Bain · 18th Mar 2024, 2:07 am

Huge thanks for this Ali-express pointer as I had been struggling to find one without large US postal charges. The CB connector seems to have been used by the NATO rig, but this lead is just as hard to find as the Kenwood.

dodgy-dxer · 18th Mar 2024, 8:39 am

I got one like Tim's drawng for another Japanese HF Radio

From a "4X4" shop in or near Thetford, by post

https://cbradio.co.uk/

It is marked SATO Parts Japan and came with a dc lead attached

Fred
G4BWP

Quote:

Originally Posted by g4wim_tim

Hope this helps.

Regards Tim

Alan Bain · 28th Mar 2024, 11:24 am

The Aliexpress ones (at neglible cost) arrived and sadly don't fit. Recording this for future reference in case anyone is tempted to try. I'll give the 4x4 shop above a try next.

(And if anyone wants one of the aliexpress plugs/sockets let me know as I have five of each, but it'll probably cost me more to post it that they sell them for, never quite understand how this works).

Alan

27th Feb 2024, 7:46 pm	#21
Alan Bain Pentode Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Heswall, Merseyside, UK Posts: 177	Re: Vintage 70cm rig? I think it might be a Philmore 8464 plug from the drawing, but will have to source one to find out for sure.

27th Feb 2024, 8:20 pm	#22
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,593	Re: Vintage 70cm rig? Do you remember back in the days of 'shoebox' mains / battery cassette recorders, there were initially two fairly common types of mains input plug - one survived to become the now familiar 'figure 8' 2-pole mains input connector still common today, but the other was the type you don't see any more which had square corners and a notch in the middle of one of the long sides only so it was polarised, unlike the figure-8 connector which can be inserted either way up. That 'square' type looked very like the one for your radio but even if you could find one it would be moulded onto the end of a flex with mains coloured wires in it, which would be an accident waiting to happen if you used it as a low voltage supply cable (the implication being that someone, somewhere, would eventually try to connect mains to it).

9th Mar 2024, 6:02 am	#23
VK2KFP-au Diode Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Posts: 1	Re: Vintage 70cm rig? These DC power plugs are indeed Philmore type. You can get the complete cable assembly from Zenmarket.jp (search for TRIO). A cheaper option is to buy the plugs from aliexpress.com -I've pasted the link below AU$2.84 \| 5pcs AC power socket Wire Connector 10A 250VAC https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtD2Lv0

18th Mar 2024, 2:07 am	#24
Alan Bain Pentode Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Heswall, Merseyside, UK Posts: 177	Re: Vintage 70cm rig? Huge thanks for this Ali-express pointer as I had been struggling to find one without large US postal charges. The CB connector seems to have been used by the NATO rig, but this lead is just as hard to find as the Kenwood.

28th Mar 2024, 11:24 am	#26
Alan Bain Pentode Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Heswall, Merseyside, UK Posts: 177	Re: Vintage 70cm rig? The Aliexpress ones (at neglible cost) arrived and sadly don't fit. Recording this for future reference in case anyone is tempted to try. I'll give the 4x4 shop above a try next. (And if anyone wants one of the aliexpress plugs/sockets let me know as I have five of each, but it'll probably cost me more to post it that they sell them for, never quite understand how this works). Alan