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<blockquote data-quote="TitanRev" data-source="post: 1064370548" data-attributes="member: 10047"><p>Those imitation ground cables not using pure copper cables. Mostly higher aluminium content mix with some cooper only. Those good ones are 100% oxygen free copper and cost quite expensive. Then go up the chart there's the silver coated cooper wires, then up again the chart gold coated...</p><p></p><p>I've also asked around for the type of cable that I salvaged from the motor I used for my ground cable. They are called flexible cable and not PVC type cable. Flexible cable the copper core is all tiny string of copper cable compare to PVC type which are thick and hard to work with but flexible cable offer the best conductivity. I tried to buy back this type of cable but they are super super expensive and no shop have stock for it. If want to buy I need to buy whole reel. I didn't dare to ask the price since the shops already say it's gonna be expensive some more it's 100% copper. </p><p></p><p>When I salvaged them I thought they would be easy to get not until I show to the shop....few days back I managed to salvage a few more cables from those industry use AC magnetic contact from Germany which was thrown away in my workshop. They are not long but more than enough for me to fabricate my own coil on plug grounding kit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TitanRev, post: 1064370548, member: 10047"] Those imitation ground cables not using pure copper cables. Mostly higher aluminium content mix with some cooper only. Those good ones are 100% oxygen free copper and cost quite expensive. Then go up the chart there's the silver coated cooper wires, then up again the chart gold coated... I've also asked around for the type of cable that I salvaged from the motor I used for my ground cable. They are called flexible cable and not PVC type cable. Flexible cable the copper core is all tiny string of copper cable compare to PVC type which are thick and hard to work with but flexible cable offer the best conductivity. I tried to buy back this type of cable but they are super super expensive and no shop have stock for it. If want to buy I need to buy whole reel. I didn't dare to ask the price since the shops already say it's gonna be expensive some more it's 100% copper. When I salvaged them I thought they would be easy to get not until I show to the shop....few days back I managed to salvage a few more cables from those industry use AC magnetic contact from Germany which was thrown away in my workshop. They are not long but more than enough for me to fabricate my own coil on plug grounding kit. [/QUOTE]
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