Vinegar and salt, that 'magic' lime away stuff, some toilet bowl cleaners...
either way its acidic so rinse well with water before soldering it up or
you'll have something worse than when you started.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: yccc-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:yccc-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Tony Brock-Fisher
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 19:59
> To: YCCC@YCCC.ORG; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [YCCC] Soldering old copper antenna wire?
>
> What's the best way to clean old, brown oxidized stranded copper wire so
> it can be soldered? Many times I need to modify or repair old wire
> antennas. I've tried sanding with 400 grit and also wire brushing.
> Nothing works well and quickly - mostly it's tedious, and the
> solderability is mediocre at best.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -Tony, K1KP
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