On 2012-07-08, at 9:34 AM, Tom W8JI wrote:
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> Anyone else have this happen? My copperweld #14, that clearly has arc
> pitting where it passed over other wires, shows no damage other than the arc
> pits. The cad-steel fence wire must get so hot it just vaporizes. I can't
> even find any pieces of it.
>
> Since the 1960's or 70's, this is the very first time I've seen this happen.
> Are thunderstorms more violent now, or is wire cheaper? :-)
>
Hi Tom,
Are you sure you weren't the victim of "...copper nappers", possibly...?!
There was a report in a Toronto paper the other day where some cell tower used
by emergency forces of some kind in that city was knocked off the air for
several hours---thieves had snipped as much copper & wiring that they could
see, for re-sale to the scrap metal market...
That answers your last question, i.e. wire is NOT getting any "cheaper"---not
by that stretch of the imagination! Hi Hi
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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