Quote Originally Posted by KZBell View Post
Many yards will pay less if the end is on because of the extra weight. It's a good practice to know why a yard wants something a certain way because sometimes it benefits them and pays you less, other times it's better for you.
Yep! yards by me take them with the ends on. I pull off the brass and make sure there is no steel on the ends that are left. They take phone wire as well as ribbon wire as #2 insulated. So no #3 catergory by me!