[GreenKeys] [Boatanchors] Lots of WECO stuff

[Roy Morgan]

On Apr 29, 2009, at 10:46 PM, Sandy wrote:

> His "Buy it now" price is good on the 265C burnishing tool, but is  
> mighty
> steep on the wire he has!

Sandy,

This wire price situation may be a case of "whatever  the market will  
bear".  Some time ago there was a fuss over genuine Western Electric  
solder, of all things.  Touted as made at THE plant that supplied the  
famous WE company with the most wondrous solder, the stuff was sold  
with claims of sonic improvement in audio equipment made with the  
stuff, and outrageous prices.

I know the reason for the use of silver bearing solder in Tektronics  
oscilloscopes, and also the use of very special solder in thermocouple  
circuits, but I never did come to understand why the WE solder was so  
desirable.  My guess is that the target buying group for the WE wire  
is the same as the folks who wanted that $older $o much.  I do not  
expect that a normal teletype loop circuit or telephone connection  
would need anything but normal wire.  I do understand why someone  
would want to have and use wire of the right covering and colors as  
the original.

Is the 256C burnishing tool meant for work on relay contacts???

Roy

Roy Morgan
k1lky at earthlink.net
529 Cobb St.
Groton NY, 13073