[TowerTalk] Do I Need To Strip The Wire?

[DavidC]

I am about to get the connecting wire between my ground
rods brazed.

Do I need to strip the entire length of the connecting wire
(rods are 8 feet deep and 16 feet apart as recommended here)
or only the points at which the wire will be brazed?

I have been told that the rods do the real work and if the 
lightning wishes to escape the wire before reaching the rod
that the insulation won't matter!  ;-)

I thought someone told me that impedance was an issue and
I don't know if insulated versus non-insulated connecting wire
impacted that meaningfully.

- Thanks! & 73, DavidC  K1YP in Hudson, FL

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