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What do you need to do to attach an aluminum wire to a copper wire?
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Do not do it! Aluminum and copper or dissimilar metals that expand and contract at different rates. For this reason you should never connect aluminum and copper together. This is a fire waiting to happen.
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Look for an approved connector. There are connectors that allow dissimilar wires to be spliced together. Look on the package to see if it has the symbol Al/Cu. These types of connectors are UL/CSA approved.
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Can you change from aluminum wire to copper wire in a new oven?
Copper is preferable to aluminum and the size of wire should be the same or the next size down if copper is used.
Can you mix aluminum wire with romex in a junction box?
No, do not mix aluminum wire with copper wire.
What is the aluminum wire equivalent to?
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.
Which alloy material can be easily drawn into wire?
Aluminum and Copper Wire
Which material has a greater resistance aluminum or copper wire?
Aluminium wire has high resistance than Copper.
Compare conductivity of iron copper and aluminum in terms of electricity.?
When compared by volume, copper is best, then aluminum and finally iron. When compared by weight, aluminum is better than copper. You have to compare by volume because aluminum is so much lighter than copper, an aluminum wire that weighed the same as a copper wire would be much bigger and harder to work with.
What size copper wire is equal to 0 aluminum?
#1 copper thhn
What element was found in wire?
copper, aluminum, and steel
What metal are use to make electric wire and why?
copper plated aluminum wire
What kind of wire do you need to run a camper?
Copper is best Aluminum dosnt deal well with moisture and rain
What Is A Twenty-Two Gauge Metal Wire?
A rather thin copper or aluminum wire.
Is romex wire copper or aluminum?
Standard Romex is a three-strand, solid core wire, individually insulated, in a common sheath to make it easier to pull. For a short time, some manufacturers were making romex with aluminum because the cost of copper was so high, but the aluminum wire was not as good as the copper, and the practice was discontinued.
