Non tangle mains flex

[Andrew Gabriel]

That's tinsel wire.

What these had were stranded conductors, but the strands weren't copper -- more like sprung steel.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

The HD414s I still own have a very strong cable. And since it unplugs from the earpieces when snagged perhaps overkill?

But you can change the plug - the BBC supplied them with GPO style TRS ones.

[jim]

somewhere in the depths of my past I have still got some neoprene covered elec. guitar lead (i.e guitar to amp) which in my day was a revelation as it refuses to twist or stay "bent". - could there be similar mains cable available?

cheers jim

[Owain]

ISTR an iron flex having stripes of different-coloured and possibly harder plastic (a bit like toothpaste)

Owain

[John]

I think it was claimed to be non-kink. If determined you can twist it. It uses a lot of cord in it. If wound up from the plug end there is a twist which has to go somewhere - unless you let the iron swing free on the flex.

[Chris J Dixon]

Not fun for soldering, ISTR.

Chris

[Dave Plowman (News)]

You normally crimp on tags and solder those.