Off-subject--sort-of!

[multi-volti at MULTI-VOLTI.COM]

Hi:

I've never checked, but I read and was told in school it was conductive only
at VHF & higher. Maybe that information was distorted based on the problem
that would exist with waveguides if it were NOT conductive.

Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garey Barrell" <k4oah at mindspring.com>
To: <multi-volti at MULTI-VOLTI.COM>; <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: Off-subject--sort-of!


> DC too!!
>
> 73,
> Garey - K4OAH
> Atlanta
>
>
> At 01:59 AM 8/2/2002, multi-volti at MULTI-VOLTI.COM wrote:
> >Silver oxide is conductive at VHF and higher.
> >
> >Murray
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "john" <johnmb at NC.RR.COM>
> >To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:12 PM
> >Subject: Re: Off-subject--sort-of!
> >
> >
> > > If it's silver, and it's the black oxide you're concerned about , fear
> >not!
> > > Silver oxide is conductive!
> > > 73
> > > John wb5oau
> > >
> > >
> > > At 01:16 PM 7/31/02 -0500, Fred Olsen wrote:
> > > >
> > > >Allen Heibeck wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> The vintage test equipment- Heath, Tektronix scopes,
> > > >> etc,  used BNC connectors (silver-plated?) ...
> > > >> What is a safe way to clean-off years of oxidation
> > > >> without leaving an undesirable coating?
> > > >
> > > >Allen, if the BNC is "on-Heath" it's "on-topic".
> > > >I've had good results cleaning precious metal connectors with Tarn-X.
> > > >It's strong, and will remove any patina in addition to oxides, but it
> > > >works.  Appropriate tools include cotton balls, toothbrushes, pipe
> > > >cleaners (mind the wires though), toothpicks - whatever will get
where
> > > >you need to go.
> > > >
>
>

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