[Hallicrafters] Line voltage and other sundry topics

[Donald Sanders]

YEP! The restaurant my wife managed burned down in 1972 due to a fire blamed
on the aluminum wiring.

Healthfully yours,
                          Don W4BWS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Joe Bob Brunson" <yowje at yahoo.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Line voltage and other sundry topics


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Bob Brunson" <yowje at yahoo.com>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 2:47 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Line voltage and other sundry topics
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> >
> > Regarding the price of copper...
> >
> > In the wind power industry (and probably elsewhere as
> > well) I have seen a shift toward aluminum cables
> > instead of copper cables...I've also seen transformers
> > wound with aluminum rather than copper.  Wonder how
> > long before aluminum wire becomes the standard?
> >
> > WB6FQL
>
> Never unless you want to relive the late 60's when it was used in many
> homes; usually cheap tract style. Created a bit of a ruckus with fire
> departments. Banned by NEC shortly after that.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
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> >
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