[Boatanchors] antenna wire

[Scott Johnson]

It is relatively easy to remove, if you use warm water.  Just like coffee stains on a front panel, nothing but the good old universal solvent removes it!  I have used this method with a good success on old stranded copperweld, and have not had issues with corrosion..  Besides, if the wire is so dirty as to be unusable, what is there to lose?

Scott W7SVJ

-----Original Message-----
From: J. Forster [mailto:jfor at quikus.com] 
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 4:39 PM
To: b Scott Johnson
Cc: 'Ben Loper'; 'Jack Schrader'; 'Boatanchors'
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] antenna wire

When you heat paste flux it tends to wicks down the wire. It is not easy to remove it all, even with solvent, and over time it corrodes the copper.

FWIW,

-John

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> Kester paste flux and a propane/butane  torch, followed by a good 
> water rinse, immediately followed by tinning with rosin core solder.
>
> Scott W7SVJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Ben Loper
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 3:35 PM
> To: Jack Schrader
> Cc: Boatanchors
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] antenna wire
>
> Use a wire brush
>
> You have to turn into the wind to take off, push against what resists you.
>
>
> On Nov 19, 2011, at 14:27, "Jack Schrader" <w1jhs at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>
>> It’s not that I’m cheap but everyone else is so generous.
>>
>> I have some copper stranded #14 ga. wire I would like to re-use but 
>> it is so black  and / or corroded that I cannot solder it.
>>
>> Is there any way to clean the end to make it solderable?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jack
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