At 11-04-08 07:08, you wrote:
> > A great and inexpensive source for very strong and durable uninsulated
> > #18 suitable for Beverages are the 2500 foot spools of stainless steel
> > lashing wire used by Cable TV trunk feeder installers.
>
>I was lucky enough to come up with 8 to 10 spools of this stuff. Plan to
>use it for a radial field for my transmitt antenna at some point. Biggest
>problem I see is not being able to solder it to a ground buss. I will
>probably use a plate of some sort and stainless bolts for a mechanical
>connection. Got the wire for free so I guess it's worth the headache of
>trying to figure out how to get it connected.
>
>Cecil
>K5DL
Cecil, you just need the proper flux to solder
stainless steel. I use Duzall and it works
great. Of course it is an acid flux and you
should wash it off after soldering.
>DUZALL -- Clear liquid general purpose
>soldering flux for use with all soft solders on
>stainless steels, copper alloys, gold, silver
>and galvanized steel. Active at 430°F. Performs to Fed AA51145, Type 1 Form B
You can usually find it at welding supply stores.
John W0UN
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