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plumbing fittings, heavy guage ground wire, old weather vanes, copper nails, old standing seam copper roof panels, old copper rain gutters, etc. Check some salvage yards in your area. I assume you want small granular peices for ease of compaction? There is the problem, how do you grind the stuff up? |
Ebay, look under oxygen free copper rods. You will find assorted widths, buy a rod and cut as many as you need for pennies a slug. |
Yeah, forgot copper grounding rods. From the local hardware store. Thick copper rods.. perfect when cut up |
Could be wrong, but I think copper grounding rods are not solid copper, but rather copper plated steel rods. |
Mr C- You are right and wrong. The cost of copper is pretty high, compared to most other metals(scrap is fluctuating between $2 & $3 a pound, lately). Thus, grounding/earth rods are available in solid and plated versions: (http://www.krispettlonlightningprotection.com/catalog/grounding.php) |
My apologies, in advance, for my cluelessness. Would you please tell me what are you planning to do with a copper "slug" and your power cord? Thanks, Happy Listening |
Actually aren't most power conditioners loaded with lead? |
Rodman99999, There are also galvanized grounding rods. |
What for? to replace a fuse?
#2 or #3 should fit....check an AWG Wire chart.
For metric fuses? Again, check the chart.
Even scrap is getting expensive. Last year i replaced a faucted and got 11$ at a scrap yard for the one I took out.....Solid brass, Chrome plated. |
Magfan, #2 or #3 is strand wire. Cut short the strand will just fall apart. >>>>> How about a short piece of copper pipe. 3/8" 1/2" Correct on the ground rod. Copper clad steel. Solid round copper rod. |
If all you intend to do, is eliminate a fuse: solder a large gauge piece of wire across the fuse holder's terminals. Replacing a fuse, with a piece of copper, just provides two more contact points, for corrosion to form. |
I must say I'm quite alarmed how non-chalantly this discussion has turned to materials for bypassing fuses . . . I'm thinking perhaps this may be a Bad Move from a safety standpoint. |
I must say I'm quite alarmed how non-chalantly this discussion has turned to materials for bypassing fuses . . . I'm thinking perhaps this may be a Bad Move from a safety standpoint.
Kirkus
Fuse in the power cord? What is the problem? . . Then I reread the OP's post..... where can i find copper slug to put in my power cond?
Not a power cord..... A power conditioner.... |
01-07-12: Kirkus
I must say I'm quite alarmed how non-chalantly this discussion has turned to materials for bypassing fuses. My thoughts exactly. Best, -- Al |
