Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread n0tt1
t; To: Dave G4GED; Topband Reflector > Subject: Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors > > Dave G4GED Wrote on Feb. 22nd. > > > "Hi and thanks for reading. > > I'm trying to splice a damaged (rodents) RX ant control cable. > It has 7 insulated, stranded copper

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Larry
esting.com Subject: RE: Topband: Control cable black conductors And people DRINK this stuff!!?? :) -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Larry Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:17 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Control c

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread N7KA
Here in the USA, I keep a bottle of TARN-X on hand. It works well on copper and silver and is also listed for gold and platinum. Available in local markets in the kitchen cleaning supplies. Rinse after cleaning to remove residual. Arne N7KA _ Topband Reflector Archives - http

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Charlie Cunningham
And people DRINK this stuff!!?? :) -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Larry Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:17 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors Phosphoric acid is still listed. 73

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Larry
Phosphoric acid is still listed. 73, Larry W6NWS -Original Message- From: Kenneth Grimm Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 7:51 AM To: Tom W8JI Cc: Dave G4GED ; topband Subject: Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors Is it phosphoric acid that gives Coca Cola its peculiar

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread goldtr8
Lime away will clean it also .But you have to rinse the wire off to remove residuals. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 5:15 AM, Dave G4GED wrote: Hi and thanks for reading. I'm trying to splice a damaged (rodents) RX ant control cable. It has 7 insu

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Kenneth Grimm
Is it phosphoric acid that gives Coca Cola its peculiar cleaning ability? I no longer can imbibe cola drinks due to a very annoying allergy, so I can't check a label to see if it is listed. I do know that Coke will clean oil deposited on your windshield when commercial windshield washing liquids

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Tom W8JI
All the other 4 conductors are bright clean copper when stripped. Could anyone tell me why some insulated copper conductors turn black in this way and whether there's a better way of cleaning it off. Water inside the insulation plus sulfur and/or irons that formed copper sulfide or covellite.

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Carl Braun
ector Subject: Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors Dave G4GED Wrote on Feb. 22nd. "Hi and thanks for reading. I'm trying to splice a damaged (rodents) RX ant control cable. It has 7 insulated, stranded copper conductors all inside a PVC jacket. Problem is, when stripped of thei

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Ian Wade, G3NRW
In message <530878d3.1010...@tiscali.co.uk>, Dave G4GED writes Could anyone tell me why some insulated copper conductors turn black in this way and whether there's a better way of cleaning it off. Dave A very effective (and cheap/safe) method of cleaning the conductors is to buy a can of

Re: Topband: Control cable black conductors

2014-02-22 Thread Andy Ikin
Dave G4GED Wrote on Feb. 22nd. "Hi and thanks for reading. I'm trying to splice a damaged (rodents) RX ant control cable. It has 7 insulated, stranded copper conductors all inside a PVC jacket. Problem is, when stripped of their insulation, 3 (black, brown and green), of the copper conductors h