Thread: What is the purspose of pre-tinned wire?
View Single Post
  #19   Report Post  
Posted to alt.engineering.electrical,sci.electronics.repair,sci.electronics.design,uk.radio.amateur
William Sommerwerck William Sommerwerck is offline
external usenet poster
  
Posts: 3,833
Default What is the purspose of pre-tinned wire?
Silver does not oxidize so much as it tarnishes,
by picking up sulfur from the air.

Same thing. Chemically, it's oxidation. Silver cleaners/polishes are
reducing agents (eg, Tarn-X).


Reply With QuoteReply With Quote