[TowerTalk] Cleaning Tarnished Wire

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

Another idea from folklore is Coca Cola, soak overnight?

Rick N6RK

On 8/2/2014 3:42 PM, Edwin Karl wrote:
> Requires use of gloves, but I have used toilet bowl cleaner (caustic) for
> this purpose, works real swell ...!
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> ed K0KL
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> 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?
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>> Gedas, W8BYA
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