Original poster: "Tim J by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <digital_raven45-at-hotmail-dot-com> sure..I think my wire was from an older hand held radio. The wire burn BRILLANT RED! This has to be done on purpose...I tested the wire and it seems to contain Poly fluoro sulphate compounds in it. Maybe this has something to do with the red light?