hw do u know it turns to an insulator??
bob, w7gg
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> From: JC_Smith@designlink.com
> To: w5ec@digitalexp.com
> Cc: ron@gw3ydx.demon.co.uk; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Al corrosion/connector seals
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Thursday, May 01, 1997 3:59 AM
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> W5EC writes:
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> >Incidentally, I've been watching all the corres on galvanized versus
> >copper versus aluminum with interest. I always wonder why the paste
> >supplied by KLM for instance appears to be copper granules in suspension
> >- yet we are going to apply it to aluminum elements. The galvanic effect
> >of copper on aluminum is usually disastrous. Yet Noalox (in Force 12
> >antenna cartons) appears to be aluminium granules in suspension. I say
> >"appears to be" for both - you will note !
> >
> >What's the expert view on this?
>
>
> I'm no expert, but this stuff soon turns to an insulator. I won't use any
> more.
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> Which "stuff" Bill? The KLM "stuff" or the F12 "stuff" (or both?)?
>
> 73 - JC,k0hps@amsat.org
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