Yep. but there's no silver. This is (was) copper-clad aluminum.
Mike WM4B _____ From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Kirby Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 4:50 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Desense has me pulling my hair out! (Was DB4060 Duplexer Cables On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Mike Besemer (WM4B) wrote: > These babies are looking pretty rough, Paul (et al). After one pass > with the synthetic steel wool and a wipe with isopropyl alcohol, I can > see that the copper plating near the open end of the outer tubes is > nearly gone on two of the cans. Have not done the other two yet, but > they seem to be in better shape. I'm thinking more and more they're > gonna need a refurb, although I can't see how they'd do anything with > these, since the don't come apart any further. Or course, silver oxide is conductive, unlike most other oxides. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:kris%40catonic.us> us> But remember, with no superpowers comes no responsibility. --rly
