At 02:39 PM 12/3/2010, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>There should be a woven strap from the left head to the chassis/body near
>the coil.

The tinned braid has two major characteristics:  It's very flexible
and it has much more surface area than a normal wire of equal
volume.  This makes it a much superior conductor of radio frequencies.

I'm not sure whether VW cared more about fatigue resistance or RF
abilities.  Both, perhaps.  The stuff I have is nominal 3/8" -- that
makes it a bit over half an inch when flattened, which is how it
comes.  I think the original strap might be nominal 6mm.

Yrs,
d