[TowerTalk] Cleaning Tarnished Wire

[Gedas]

LOL......never would have guess that one, TU Ed !  73
Gedas, W8BYA

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed Stallman 
  To: Gedas 
  Cc: towertalk at contesting.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 10:06 AM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cleaning Tarnished Wire


  Ketchup, I seen this on Ricks Restoration.

  Ed N5DG  




  On 8/2/2014 8:31 AM, Gedas wrote:

    As much as I hate to admit it, at times I have been guilty of leaving rotor cables or even coax outside unprotected from the rain and snow.  Later on, wanting to put it to some use and after stripping off some insulation, I find that the surface of the copper conductors have been tarnished with a nice black coating.  The tarnish makes it impossible to solder to even with an acid core flux.  Other than physical abrasion, does anyone have any tricks or solution/chemical that will remove that tarnish? 

    Gedas, W8BYA 

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