Quote Originally Posted by greytruck View Post
I did a hoarder garage clean out a few years ago. there were box's and box's of used wire rolled up in there. i was like OMG $$$$$. but it was all brown and green inside so i said forget it and sold it as is. Could have been from sitting in there for who knows how many years, or decades for that matter. But usually if i ever get wire its from demo company's who throw the conduit in the dumpster with the wires still inside. Most of it is still nice copper color but every now and then when i open a junction box there's burnt out ends on some wires. but that was before the prices went up. now theres only empty conduit. Oh well got to roll with the punches in this game.
I woulda stripped it weather green or brown or bare around here it's only 2.85$ for bb and 2.65$ for num 2. A 20c difference vs insulated price. I only don't strip it if it's a lower gauge wire starting with 14awg and below just run it through the stripper.