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<p>[quote user="7j43k"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">BMMECNYC</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">7j43k</div> <div class="quote-content">Nickel silver has a resistance 19 times higher than copper.  And Code 83 has 40% of the cross section of #12 wire.  So the resistance of a length of Code 83 will be 47 times that of the same length of #12 copper wire. 47 times the resistance!</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Code 83 rail resistance=.6 ohms (including resistance of multivolt meter leads).</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>That would be for a 3' piece.  I get .27 ohm per 3'.  Which is pretty close.</p> <p>And #12 copper is 1.93 ohms for 1000 feet.</p> <p> </p> <p>Ed</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Yes, it was a 3' piece (or as near 3' as I could get).  .016 ohms per inch.</p>
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