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Posted by gerdman on March 29, 2007, 2:18 pm
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>
> > Everyone is paranoid about aluminum wiring even though it's a better
> > conductor than copper. > Gary
>
> Not so!
> That's why for the same ampacity, aluminum is called out at larger sizes
> than copper.
Oops, my bad lol. Aluminum is roughly double the conductivity by
WEIGHT. Hence why it is used for overhead transmission lines.
Thanks for the correction Bill :)
Gary
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