Ptahkeem
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it does oxidize. twag is copper wire coated with silver. the silver oxidizes into a darker black color. the copper in the jhaudio and ue wires oxidizes into the green color.
it does oxidize. twag is copper wire coated with silver. the silver oxidizes into a darker black color. the copper in the jhaudio and ue wires oxidizes into the green color.
Yeah if you want it another color the best bet would be to go with some sleeving, like black nylon or something. Making the TWag another color is a ridiculous suggestion, as if I were to get a wire like that, it would cost me in the realm of $3 per foot wholesale, with a 3000 meter minimum order meaning $30,000USD+ just to try it out...
@Ptakheem: TWag is pure silver. There's no copper in it whatsoever. Lee does make a silver plated copper wire, but it's called TWSPC:
http://www.cryo-parts.com/twspc_bulk.html
Silver doesn't oxidize quite as readily as silver, and its oxides are plenty conductive compared to copper oxides, so it's of little concern. I think the worry about copper wire oxidizing is overblown, as I've made OCC copper cables with a wire similar to TWCu in design and used them for the better part of a year and no green color yet.
i'd buy a silver / black braid
TWag is like crack!
Right, $3/foot is from a reputable manufacturer in Asia that is a licensed OCC facility and an OEM that provides a large percentage of the world's OCC. The place I refer to produces nice product, a product that is in countless brands of cables that are out there, but they are like the Ford/Chevy of OCC wire whereas Cryoparts' needs are more along the lines of Ferrari/Lamborghini. Lee's wire is very fine-tuned and he has very specific needs, plus as his manufacturer is not in a place with cheap labor like Asia and his design is more complex, the wire would cost substantially more to make - really $3-6 per foot is more realistic for a finely stranded OCC silver wire (despite the raw commodity value of silver wire being low enough to where you can get 24awg bare silver on ebay for <$1/foot, this sort of wire is pretty far removed from what TWag is). Long story short, getting more colors would be a big deal - but perhaps it is possible that the wire can be dyed black; it'd be up to an enterprising headfier to attempt to color their cable. Or, each wire could simply be heatshrinked with 1/16" shrink for a flat black look. Or, break out those Sharpies guys!
Silver will get an oxide coating, and/or a bit of black