> Keep in mind Lightning Bolt is manufactured by somebody who also does
> welding for a living. That may clue you in why he uses welding wire.
> I doubt that it has any redeeming electrical or physical properties.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
I don't know what kind of welding wire he uses, but hopefully it is
not the steel wire! Normal welding wire for welding ferrous metals
will rust and start to disappear in a very short time when used
outdoors.
If it is for aluminum welding, it probably would be too soft. It would
break easily, and you'd have a tough time making reliable
connections. I avoid aluminum electric fence wire for that reason.
I'd use a stranded pure copper wire (not copperweld) if I ever
wanted to build a quad, and stress relieve it near the spreaders
with some heatshrink over the wire!
73, Tom W8JI
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