In reply to henwardian:
I recently cut the plastic cover open covering the swage bit on a wild country Rock on wire, that is around 30 yrs old, to do a basic visual inspection on.
All looks good, no sign of corrosion,... I was worried as for the last 10 yrs they have been stored in a container unit, where temps fluctuate wildly, but especially in winter condensation forms on metal in storage containers.
I have only checked one, and that's not going to prove they are all going to be in safe condition, and the only way to know would be to destroy them with testing.
I have a new set, but I'm still using the old ones.
Has anyone found corrosion on wires before?
Is anyone else using 30 yr old wires that may have been subjected to condensation / damp winter storage?