I just realized that my Beverage wire below was severely stretched. Twice!
That may have shortened its life, and may be the reason why it's so rusty
in many places. (I can't say by how much.)
73, Mike
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On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 12:47 PM Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... I have a Beverage made from 17 gauge plated steel electric fence wire
> that's been up roughly 8 years. The plating is gone from much of it, and
> signal levels are really down now because of that due to paramagnetic
> losses. In contact with moist soil, I would not expect it to last as long.
>
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