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Lew Hartswick
 
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Default Surprises about electrical conductivity

Jon Elson wrote:

Wire wrap wire IS plated with pure Ag, and it definitely tarnishes
on the outside of wire-wrap joints over time. That doesn't seem to
keep them from still working, though.

Jon


That is because the actual joint is "gas tight" and hence wont
corrode.
...lew... (who has made a lot of wirewrap connections)