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Does aluminum not conduct electricity?

• bayindirh 8mo ago
  Yes. Around 60% of copper. You need much thicker cables to carry the same power.
• atoav 8mo ago
  Yes, and it is also useed for certain applications, if you don't care for the need of thicker wires to get the same resistance.
  • pseudohadamard 8mo ago
    Like cheap UPSes where the transformers... aluminium wire... pseudo-soldered not crimped... shudder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIEM2bG8mOQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIEM2bG8mOQ