[Elecraft] metal question

[Don Wilhelm]

David,
Yes, aluminum and copper will react - not good.
Use a clamp rated for Aluminum AND copper, and use OX-GUARD or a similar
product - especially on the aluminum part of the connection.
You can find double ended (or double holed) clamps if you need to connect a
copper wire to an aluminum wire, or use a properly rated clamp (AL/CU
designation) if you are connecting a copper ground rod to aluminum wire or
vice-versa.
73,
Don W3FPR

----- Original Message -----

> Do copper and aluminum interact badly with each other?  What happens if
you
> connect copper and aluminum wires? or anchor aluminum wire in a copper
> clamp?
>
> thanks, and sorry for the only tangently K2-related question,
>
> dave belsley, w1euy
>
> ----------------------------
> David A. Belsley
> Professor of Economics
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