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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.audio,sci.physics,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Mercury Filled Speaker Wire
Message-ID: <6429@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 12-Sep-87 17:59:49 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 12 17:59:49 1987
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Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
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In article <3939@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> palmer@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (David Palmer) writes:
>In article <3816@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> bmaraldo@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Commander Brett Maraldo) writes:
>>  I just made a set of 2m long 5mm in diameter mercury filled cables with
>>  copper touch conductors and large lugs.

I missed the original posting, but please note that mercury is rather
hazardous.  I wouldn't advise people to use it like this, especially
since if it's really for loudspeaker connection it's pretty damn silly.