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From: "Dan" <dhearn@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:02:18 -0700
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When you say "braze", Tony, do you mean soldered as in domestic water systems 
or something else?
73, Dan, N5AR

Not if it is done properly... when properly brazed, it's a sweat joint with 
a much higher strength material.  Now if it's just glopped on like so many 
do their solder joints, it's not worth the time doing it.

Tony W4ZT

At 10:33 AM 10/21/2003, kb9cry@comcast.net wrote:
>I believe a brazed joint will pop open if hit with a lightning induced 
>surge.  Phil  KB9CRY
> > If you have but one chance to bury in the ditches and you're pressed for
> > time, go get some copper plumbing pipe.  Brazing the joints would be best.
> >
> > 73,
> > Tony
> >

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