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>We frequently use aluminum wires with a higher thickness to make up for the lower conductivity as compared to copper. Aluminum wires even made it into residen
by cf141q5325 3y ago
>We frequently use aluminum wires with a higher thickness to make up for the lower conductivity as compared to copper.
Aluminum wires even made it into residential housing when copper was expensive/rare.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_building_wiring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_building_wiring
- stoobs 3y agoCan confirm, my parents had an aluminium telephone line in the UK until it failed and had to be replaced. Moot point as it's replaced with a fibre optic cable now though.
- cf141q5325 3y agoThe problem is with their usage as mains power. I think they are considered a fire hazard in older German homes.
- stoobs 3y agoNot surprising, any degradation in the connection leads to intermittent connection/high resistance fault = heat and poof, there it goes.