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Composition of old cloth covered wire
What was the composition of that old cloth covered electrical wire?
Obviously some sort of cloth. What kind? Then what was added to it to make it firm? From what I've seen it appears that some contained tar or some sort of wax. But the white and red wires were painted, and I dont think paint would adhere to wax. I'll take a wild guess and say that the earlier stuff was not the same as the later. For example the early knob and tube wire was thicker and seemed more tar-like, whereas the later stuff found in BX was of a different consistency, with less thickness. |
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Composition of old cloth covered wire
On Nov 13, 2:46*am, wrote:
What was the composition of that old cloth covered electrical wire? Copper. ----- - gpsman |
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:22:19 -0800 (PST), gpsman
wrote: On Nov 13, 2:46*am, wrote: What was the composition of that old cloth covered electrical wire? Copper. ----- - gpsman Always a smart-ass! |
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