@dave_b I’m glad you enjoyed it, certainly lifts my spirits. Just love deadpan ironic humour.
@acman3 yes I’ve seen it before but its brilliance will never get old. Thanks.
For me anyway, it's reassuring to know that only solid silver is a better conductor than Oxygen Free Copper, and only marginally so. On the other hand OFC is more resistant to tarnish because of its lower oxygen content.
For most of us 10 AWG OFC is overkill so I’m sure 12AWG or even 14AWG would suffice for anything other than extreme lengths (20 metres+) where resistance may lead to heat issues.
Here’s an old article on cables which looks at the issue of contact oxidation.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/cables-case-solder
@acman3 yes I’ve seen it before but its brilliance will never get old. Thanks.
For me anyway, it's reassuring to know that only solid silver is a better conductor than Oxygen Free Copper, and only marginally so. On the other hand OFC is more resistant to tarnish because of its lower oxygen content.
For most of us 10 AWG OFC is overkill so I’m sure 12AWG or even 14AWG would suffice for anything other than extreme lengths (20 metres+) where resistance may lead to heat issues.
Here’s an old article on cables which looks at the issue of contact oxidation.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/cables-case-solder