On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:35:18 GMT, Rich Grise wrote:

On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:30:45 -0700, spamtrap1888 wrote:

Silver does not oxidize so much as it tarnishes, by picking up sulfur from
the air.

I once watched a guy build a 1KW linear out of surplus parts. He had this
beautiful silver-plated tank coil, and this idiot SAMDPAPERED the tarnish
off!

Can you say "skin effect", boys and girls? ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

It could have been solid Silver.

Also, Silver plated wire DOES have favorable skin effect, sanded or
not. Tarnished Silver wire would not be as favorable.

Can you say get a grip on what skin effect is?

The coil will do the job it is designed for in either case.