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Old 05-15-2016, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dtvmcdonald View Post
Further investigation
showed that there were multiple patches of
corrosion in the few of layers of wire. Something
corrosive was there from the day of construction.
Sulfides from the paper? May be just an old wives tale, but several radio collectors that I know claim this is a real problem on pre war radios.
Coin collectors also seem to avoid paper envelopes for the same stated reason.

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