Not very easily, the metal is too thin. I have seen radiator repair shops use a two part epoxy to repair leaks though.
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aluminum wire violates code for any use anywhere in US. If this is true, why would aluminum wire be sold? I know it is used for service entrance.
Copper is preferable to aluminum and the size of wire should be the same or the next size down if copper is used.
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the aluminium wire was as powerful as a king.
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Screw terminals, braided eyelets, plugs and sockets, insulated screw connectors, wire clip connectors (wire push-ins), twists inside wire nuts, plain wire soldered joints, soldered wire joints to posts and soldered legs for integrated circuits on printed circuit boards.For more information see the answers to the Related Questions shown below.
No, do not mix aluminum wire with copper wire.
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In the electrical trade aluminum wire is equivalent to copper wire as it is also used to carry current. To carry the same current as copper wire aluminum wire is up sized to meet the same ampacity.
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Yes you can wirecut aluminum
The aluminum core magnet wire, as the name suggests, refers to the magnet wire with aluminum as the core.
Copper wires soldered to the panel and twisted around a saddle bar.
If conductivity were the only issue, silver would be the best but it is expensive.Considering both cost and conductivity both copper and aluminum are good choices, but aluminum cannot be soldered and its oxide is hard and nonconductive causing interconnection resistance to rise over time and has caused house fires.
aluminum wire violates code for any use anywhere in US. If this is true, why would aluminum wire be sold? I know it is used for service entrance.
Some common types of electrical splice:Rat-tail, Western Union, fixture, knotted tap, staggered splice.Some common types of electrical joint:Screw terminals, braided eyelets, crimps, sty-cons, plugs and sockets, insulated screw connectors, wire clip connectors (wire push-ins), twists inside wire nuts, plain wire soldered joints, soldered wire joints to posts and soldered legs for integrated circuits on printed circuit boards.