Quoting Apptech <apptech@paradise.net.nz>:

>>>> What wire are you cutting? I was under the impression
>>>> that copper
>>>> wasn't ferromagnetic
>
>>> Copper isn't, but many component leadouts are
>>> nickel-plated and
>>> a few have steel wire under that
>
>> ahh got ya, forgot about that lol.
>
> Most small leaded components can be picked up with a magnet.
> It's never obvious what isn't going to be. AFAIR diodes like
> 1N400x and 1N581x are less likely than most to be
> 'magnetic'.
>
>         Russell

I'd expect power components such as rectifiers to be more likely to
have copper than steel leads since the thermal conductivity of
Cu is so much higher than that of steel (almost an order of magnitude).

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