[TowerTalk] Stranded Ground Cable

[Jim Lux]

At 10:02 AM 7/11/2006, Gary Schafer wrote:
>Stranded wire is fine for inside connections. The problem with it outside is
>corrosion of the connections points. A good ground system maintenance
>practice calls for inspecting and retightening all connections every year.
>If a stranded wire connections is corroded it is next to impossible to ever
>clean it properly. Solid wire is easily cleaned for reconnection.


Of course, if the stranded wire were bonded with welding (or, dare I say, 
high quality brazing), then the electrical contact is not subject to corrosion.

Jim