Re: Keeping copper tubing new looking

["Luc" <ludev-at-videotron.ca> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi all

You could try silver plating it's suppose to be the best conductor for RF
and the oxide is conductor to but it's tarnish even faster than copper.

Luc

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Duke, Ronn (CCI-San Diego CCC)" <Ron.Duke-at-cox-dot-com>
>
> Kevin,
> Try Tarnex. Brush it on, rinse it off. Get it at any department store.
>
> Ronn
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent:   Monday, August 28, 2000 12:01 AM
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> Subject:        Keeping copper tubing new looking
>
> Original poster: "Kevin R Eldredge" <kreld-at-juno-dot-com>
>
> All
>
>   After just building a new copper tubing primary, and looking at one of
> my older tarnished copper primary coils, I wonder if anyone has tried any
> technique for keeping the oxidation off? (other than the nasty steel wool
> treatment)
>   I'm trying a coat of light machine oil as I use on my cast iron power
> tools to warrant off oxidation, has anyone tried this?
>
> Coiling on Oklahoma
>
> Kevin E.
> www.flash-dot-net/~kreld/kevin's.htm
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