Check the wire with a magnet to see if the core is indeed steel. If it
is steel, in my opinion you'd be better off buying actual solid copper
wire from the electrical department of one of the big box DIY stores.
By the way, it's sometimes difficult to determine how thick the copper
actually is on wire like that since it smears across the face of the
cut. A better way is to sand off the copper a few inches away from the cut.
Use your steel core wire for a dipole if you have enough of it. ;)
73,
Dave AB7E
On 5/17/2019 8:39 AM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
Greetings,
As I install my new tower, I was dropping some ground rods next to the
base and acquired some #6 solid copper wire to make the connections (or so I
thought).
When I went to cut the wire I found out that it had a hard core, most
likely steel.
I'm not sure this is plated as the outer copper ring is a substantial
portion of the cross section.
As I'm not familiar with the applicatio of this type of wire I wonder if
it is acceptable for the grounding connection between the tower and the
ground rod?
Thoughts or comments please.
Thank you.
Mike K9MK
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