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ZwitterND Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:55 am

Is an odd one, I was blasting small parts for my zwitter when I noticed the reserve handle was copper plated? Both parts in pic were sandblasted.

johnshenry Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:06 am

Interesting. They copper plated steel fuel lines also, so maybe they did it to the reserve levers for corrosion protection....

joebug1956 Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:11 pm

Maybe it was made of copper so it wouldnt ground?

thom Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:57 pm

joebug1956 wrote: Maybe it was made of copper so it wouldnt ground?

Maybe they made it of copper so it would ground better....

bugman56 Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:57 pm

that doesnt seem right joebug.arent most ground wires copper?i know some are also aluminum too.kinda interested in this ...now i gotta go check my zwitter.

ZwitterND Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:27 pm

It is only copper plated not all copper. I am thinking they may have had problems with rust? Can it be a problem with dissimilar metals? the Aluminum valve on a metal handle? On the strange side maybe it was some left over fuel line stock from something else?



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