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Christopher Tidy wrote:

Nick Hull wrote:
I need a good way to clean the oxides off copper electric wire. I run
and splice wire outdoors and occasionally need to make new splices when
lightning, animals or weather do bad things. It would be EZ if I could
being it to my bench but it all has to be done in the middle of a field,
maybe I can get an estension cord there. Is there some simple spray or
dip that will strip the old oxides off so I can make a decent twist or
solder splice? I don't have the luxury of cutting much off since most
of the wire is underground.

Also emery paper is pretty effective, but you can break the wire if you
allow it to bend too many times while you're rubbing it.

Chris


I often use emery paper, but on wire that has already been twisted it
doesn't work well.

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