[AT] Tractor wiring

[charlie hill]

Hand them a piece of copper wire and tell them to bend it back and forth for 
a while.  It won't take long for them to figure "work hardening" out.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor wiring


> At 02:26 PM 11/17/04, you wrote:
>
>
>>  Naturally, stranded wire has less tendency to work harden from 
>> vibration.
>>
>>George Willer
>
>
>
>         Ever try to explain "work hardening" to someone that was not 
> already at least vaguely familiar with it? Might as well try to lay out 
> the secrets of the universe... I had a sheet of new aluminum mobile mobile 
> home siding sitting in the east barn where the wind blew through a lot. 
> When I picked it up to move it to another location it was a mass of cracks 
> from flexing.
>
>
> "farmer"
>
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>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana, USA
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