On 3/10/2019 2:14 PM, jimlux wrote:
When doing the pre-stretching, the wire ALWAYS breaks at one end or
the other. We've done this at least ten times. (That is, with 3-4
spools, which I think were 1,000 ft).
Probably because however you attach it to the end point increases the
local stress (twisting, bending, what have you)
Yes.
On 3/10/2019 2:09 PM, Hank Garretson wrote:
The trick with copperweld is not to nick it.
Or to bend it, to go through insulators.
73, Jim K9YC
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