[GreenKeys] Solder

[Rokumon Cat]

The problem with audiophools is that they are so easily gulled. I have heard of a situation (maybe someone here told the story) that some audiophool after spending around 10K USD on gold plated outlets for his "audio auditioning room", then called the electric utility and demanded that they remove the buried aluminum drop from the transformer and replace it with copper to "preserve the purity of the electrons" coming to his house.
 
It would be funny, except that those audiophools with more dollars than sense have been responsible for the destruction of god only knows how much WECO telephone switch gear in their lust for 80 year old oil caps and load coils. As far as 60 / 40 rosin core goes, $54.00 for five lbs??? That is insane. I have numerous rolls of the stuff in different gauges.
 
Best,
 
Joe

--- On Wed, 11/28/12, John Nagle <nagle at animats.com> wrote:


From: John Nagle <nagle at animats.com>
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Solder
To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 12:45 PM


On 11/28/2012 12:05 PM, greenkeys-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> From: "Frank Carraro" <kf9nz at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Solder
> 
>     I was recently involved in the opening of a time capsule of Bell System
> stuff.  Well, it wasn't intended as a time capsule, it just got forgotten
> since 196X.  Among the rotary phone parts, boxes of "quad" station wire etc,
> I spied a large roll of solder.  5 lb to be exact, with the name  NASSAU
> "PEDIGREED" on it.   It is brand new - "NOS" I guess you'd say.
> 
>     I remember something about this stuff on the list, but I can't remember why
> it's so special.  I haven't heated up an iron to check it out yet.   There
> may be more.  There are lots of things like drive rings, toggle bolts,
> mountings for KTU's etc.  There may be more, but I don't own the stuff -
> except for the roll of solder, so don't get excited.  If i had an idea of
> what it's worth I might be able to get my hands on any more that may be
> there.
> 
> Frank

See

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Electric-NASSAU-pedigreed-solder-032-RARE-5-/230567970989

Someone is asking $795 for a 5-pound roll of that stuff.
It's ordinary 60/40 single core rosin core solder.  Compare

http://www.amazon.com/Solder-Rosin-Core-60-5lb/dp/B004UI883E
$59.95.


                    John Nagle

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