[Antennas] Cleaning Copper Wire Oxidation

[Doug Renwick]

I use full strength nitric acid and pretty well follow Charles's
procedure.

Doug

Charles Greene wrote:

> Jerry,
> 
> I use full strength Hydrocloric acid.  You can get it at a hardware 
> store or a plumbing distributer; it is used for cleaning tile, etc.  Be 
> very careful with it, as it will burn your skin, or eat through cloth.  
> It is contained in plastic well, however.  Pour a small amount in a 
> plastic cup and dip your copper wires into it.  That cleans all the 
> oxidation off the copper wire.  Then you need to rinse the wire well.  
> For wires I intend to solder, I also rinse them in water that I have put 
> a teaspoon of baking soda in, then fresh water.


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