[TowerTalk] Cleaning Tarnished Wire

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

How about "Tarn-X" which is sold as a cleaner
for copper cook ware?  Have you tried that?

I've had good luck with liquid flux that is
sold for soldering copper pipes.  Works like
magic on my wires.  I guess you already tried
that and it didn't work.

BTW, Ketchup = Vinegar, or am I missing something?

Rick N6RK

On 8/2/2014 6:31 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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