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June 25th, 2013, 19:28 | #16 |
No worries, lots of us have rewired G&G Sigs. I've rewired my 550 and 552 (really just the battery end to make it longer), no problem.
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June 25th, 2013, 19:33 | #17 |
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Pound for pound, yes. But copper is more conductive than aluminum.
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June 25th, 2013, 21:57 | #18 |
Longer? But there's no space for a battery, let alone wires (and that's in a 550)!
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We do use it commercial applications all the time. A common cable is 3C/#2 ACWU, as well as 750 MCM and 250 MCM ACWU. Housing often gets 3C/#2 NMD for the load side of meterbase/disconnect combos, and USEB is the most used service entrance cable out there. Quote:
All in all, aluminum is really a poor material to use for electrical conduction.
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June 25th, 2013, 23:40 | #20 | |
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Personally I've moved to using a battery bag on the outside with an 8.4v large battery. |
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June 26th, 2013, 00:17 | #21 |
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Normally aluminium is pulled from homes because when you mix it with new copper they hear st different temps and cam cause twist and screws to loosen. Causing opens and fires.
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June 26th, 2013, 00:42 | #22 | |
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The issue of aluminum with mechanical connections is called cold flow. Basically, what happens is that when you tighten down the aluminum, you have to apply extreme torque. If you don't, the resonating cable at 60hz heats the wire slightly, and over time, it thins out inside the connection. It doesn't melt (hence the "cold") but it reduces its area, and the connection becomes loose, then the heat starts and finishes the destruction. The connector does not lossen, the wire changes, same effect though.
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June 26th, 2013, 10:03 | #23 |
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My place was built in 74, so I've got aluminum wiring upstairs. What we did is we pulled every wall plug and switch out, put a 6" copper lead on it so we could use the SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper Cu-hardware (Al rated switches and outlets are goddamn expensive), we used anti-corrosion compound on the Al-Cu connection, and then wrapped the outlet with electrical tape.
That last step is 'unnecessary' when using Cu wire, but as Mac said, the Al connections come loose, sometimes fall off the outlet, and start house fires =/ So that's why you always double secure your connections! Wrap the outlets so even when the Al wire comes loose at the connection, it can't fall off the outlet. |
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