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Just mind that fencing wire might be galvanized steel, not copper.
Also note that the plating, even on copper wire, might not solder
easily on some types of bare wire that are not intended for soldering.

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On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:28 PM, James <jamesrsweet@...> wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Frank P" <qz9090@...> wrote:
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>> I have found that a "cheaper" source of bare copper wire is in my hardware store's wire fencing department. The bare wire is made so that when a wire fence is installed, the wire can be used to tie the fence to fence posts.
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>> The wire comes in various gauges, is bare and is nicely coiled-up for easy use and storage.
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>> I have used this type of wire to create a common ground on perf boards and it works well. Since the wire is bare, it's easy to connect multiple components to it.
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>> I would suspect using this type of wire would be ideal for vias too.
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>> Just my 2 cents worth...  :-)
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> Hey that's a great idea, never even occurred to me to look there. I've been stripping the insulation off scraps of cat5 from work but wire that's already bare would be a lot more convenient.
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