| [GMCnet] CCA (Copper Clad Aluminum) coach wiring ? [message #341805] |
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Going the other way - using marine tin plated stranded copper wire - seems a much wiser choice to me than that failure prone aluminum stuff. With the marine wire you can down size one wire gauge to carry the same amps if you want to and the connectors will be much less prone to corrosion and failure over time. The labor involved in changing wire is much greater than the cost of the wire itself so I would think you only want to do it once.
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
http://jerrywork.com
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:52:24 -0700
From: "Stu Rasmussen (97381.com)"
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] CCA (Copper Clad Aluminum) coach wiring ?
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Hi all,
I am contemplating using copper clad aluminum stranded hookup wire for
retrofitting my gutted coach.
Compared to stranded copper wire it is _much_ less expensive even
considering having to upsize one wire size to compensate for the reduced
conductivity.
Solid aluminum house wiring was problematic (even using the special
Al/Cu connectors) and its use was limited after houses wired with it
started catching fire.
The copper-clad version seems safe but I am wondering if anyone here has
experience with it in rewiring automotive applications.
Thanks in advance,
Stu
Stu
Silverton, OR - W7QJ
'74 gutted Eleganza
Odd that when a house burns down, the only things left standing are the
chimney and the fireplace.
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Jerry & Sharon Work
78 Royale
Kerby, OR
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