Tinnability, was Re: CAT 5 wiring

At 10:28 PM 4/7/01 EDT, JanRwl@... wrote:

>If you can tin it, it is surely OK to use! JRR

I've had a fair amount of salvaged twisted-pair instrumentation cable that
wouldn't tin, even with a solder pot. It's really frustrating to discover
that after cutting to length, stripping back shield , neatly stripping
ends, etc. I wish IDC cable was marked as such...

Best regards,

Randy

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