[Hallicrafters] Silver plated solid copper #14 wire

[Bob Macklin]

This is the one I use also.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Silver plated solid copper #14 wire


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>   I use a solder for mating dissimilar metals called Staybrite #8, it 
> contains silver (about 5-6 percent) and will mate most metals together. 
> Expensive, but worth a try. You can usually bother any HVAC guy for a 
> small piece to try out. If not, I will send you some.
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> Regards, Richy N2ZD
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Liles <james.liles at comcast.net>
> To: Bob Macklin <macklinbob at msn.com>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Wed, Mar 23, 2011 1:01 pm
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Silver plated solid copper #14 wire
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> Hi Bob:
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> Thanks for the response.  Found that the tin plated wire in final 
> enclosures
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> over time becomes unsolderable.  There is apparently an interaction 
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> the tin and copper that produces a surface that will oxidize.  The process
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> occurs much earlier when exposed to heat --- tin plated wire apparently 
> has
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> a shelf life.  This is why I'm looking for silver plated wire.
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> Case and point, we do a lot of rework in the final compartment of the
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> SR-2000 and find that the tinned wire is universally unsolderable.  Have 
> to
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> sand down to bare copper and use sleeves to reconnect.  I purchased a 50'
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> roll of tinned copper a couple of years ago and find that certain sections
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> of it are unable to hold solder.  Also found that an attempt to solder to 
> a
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> tin plated final coil was a no-go without sanding to copper.
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> If anyone has another solution, I'm all ears.  Kindest regards Jim K9AXN
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> -----Original Message----- 
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> From: Bob Macklin
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6:39 PM
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> To: James Liles
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> Subject: [SPAM]Re: [Hallicrafters] Silver plated solid copper #14 wire
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> What are you actually looking for?
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> They do have #14  tinned bus wire:
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> http://www.surplussales.com/Wire-Cable/Wire6.html
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> Bob Macklin
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> From: "James Liles" <james.liles at comcast.net>
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> To: "Robert Harrison" <rm.harrison at sbcglobal.net>;
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> <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 5:44 PM
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> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Silver plated solid copper #14 wire
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>> Right on Robert and thanks to all for the responses.  Kindest regards Jim
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>> K9AXN
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>> From: Robert Harrison
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>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 2:47 PM
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>> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net ; James Liles
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>> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] silver plated solid copper #14 wire
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>>      How about this?
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>> http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Plated-Copper-German-Meters/dp/B002SDQ03S
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>>      Robert
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>>      KG6TGI
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>>      --- On Tue, 3/22/11, James Liles <james.liles at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>        From: James Liles <james.liles at comcast.net>
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>>        Subject: [Hallicrafters] silver plated solid copper #14 wire
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>>        To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
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>>        Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 2:17 PM
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>>        Need 10’ of the above ---- vendors want to sell minimum 100’.  I’ll
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>> be 165 years old and forget what it’s for before I use it all.  Kindest
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>> regards Jim K9AXN
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