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Is this wire worth anything? 8-3 Aluminum 70 feet blah@blah.com 03-28-2007
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Posted by blah@blah.com on March 28, 2007, 11:51 pm

> After the last one had me going, I can't wait to see how this one
> transpires..
> Searcher
>
The last one In retrospect dumping the salt OUT OF the bags into wheel
barrow ( clean) spreading around the pool with shovel might of been a better
idea, to bad I didn't think of that.



Posted by gerdman on March 29, 2007, 6:23 am


> I have about 70 feet of 8 AWG Aluminum wire. I believe it's 8-3,
> there are two sheathed conductors and then one bare one. It was being
> used for an electric stove that was on a double pole 40A breaker.
>
> I'm thinking this wire is worth something. Anyone have a guess as to
> how much?
>
> Kevin

~30 to 90 cents per pound, stripped, depending where you are and how
much of a crook you're dealing with... You might get more $ for it
intact from someone needing it but the trick is finding them :)
Everyone is paranoid about aluminum wiring even though it's a better
conductor than copper. Phone a local scrap yard for a price (before
you strip it) as some prefer to strip their own.

Gary


Posted by komobu on March 29, 2007, 7:01 am


> Everyone is paranoid about aluminum wiring even though it's a better
> conductor than copper.

Perhaps it is a better conductor, but its heat properties are no where
near as good as copper. It also gets very brittle and cracks. Trying
to make connections after a couple years gets very difficult.


Posted by on March 29, 2007, 8:44 am


>
> > I have about 70 feet of 8 AWG Aluminum wire. I believe it's 8-3,
> > there are two sheathed conductors and then one bare one. It was being
> > used for an electric stove that was on a double pole 40A breaker.
>
> > I'm thinking this wire is worth something. Anyone have a guess as to
> > how much?
>
> > Kevin
>
> ~30 to 90 cents per pound, stripped, depending where you are and how
> much of a crook you're dealing with... You might get more $ for it
> intact from someone needing it but the trick is finding them :)
> Everyone is paranoid about aluminum wiring even though it's a better
> conductor than copper. Phone a local scrap yard for a price (before
> you strip it) as some prefer to strip their own.
>
> Gary


Copper is a much better conducter than aluminum.
Al has about 64% the conductivity of copper.

Silver          63.01 =D7 10^6
Copper          59.6 =D7 10^6
Annealed Copper          58.0 =D7 10^6
Aluminum          37.8 =D7 10^6

Dave


Posted by bill allemann on March 29, 2007, 9:21 am

> After the last one had me going, I can't wait to see how this one
> transpires..
> Searcher
>
The last one In retrospect dumping the salt OUT OF the bags into wheel
barrow ( clean) spreading around the pool with shovel might of been a better
idea, to bad I didn't think of that.



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