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Re: [TowerTalk] Stranded Ground Cable

To: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@comcast.net>,"'GALE STEWARD'" <k3nd@yahoo.com>,"'towertalk reflector'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stranded Ground Cable
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:09:01 -0700
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At 10:02 AM 7/11/2006, Gary Schafer wrote:
>Stranded wire is fine for inside connections. The problem with it outside is
>corrosion of the connections points. A good ground system maintenance
>practice calls for inspecting and retightening all connections every year.
>If a stranded wire connections is corroded it is next to impossible to ever
>clean it properly. Solid wire is easily cleaned for reconnection.


Of course, if the stranded wire were bonded with welding (or, dare I say, 
high quality brazing), then the electrical contact is not subject to corrosion.

Jim



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