RE: Aluminum magnet wire?

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• Subject: RE: Aluminum magnet wire?
• From: Paul Anderson <paul-at-geeky1.ebtech-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 15:14:49 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Tesla List wrote:

> 
> Many years back, aluminum was used for the electrical 
> wiring in buildings, but this practice was stopped because
> aluminum's resistance to electrical flow increases dramatically
> as it ages and oxidizes.
>
Also, aluminum tends to 'creep', so that a once tight joint becomes quite
loose over time.  TTYL!


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