Wow, that is eye opening! I always thought I was just lazy/cheap when I merely 
polished my amplifier tank coils and sprayed them with clear plastic (Krylon), 
but it seems I was doing the right thing after all.

Vic 4X6GP/K2VCO

> On 7 Feb 2016, at 3:48 AM, Wes (N7WS) <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On oft repeated myth.
> 
> See: http://k6mhe.com/n7ws/Plating.pdf
> 
> 
>> On 2/6/2016 5:49 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>> 
>> That's silvered strands whose silver sulphide patina or tarnish is
>> conductive as opposed to the green copper sulphate that separates copper
>> strands that have been water soaked.
> 
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