Re: ??Where to get a POLE Transformer??

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>
>
> Hi All,
>
>  Out of curiosity, why's the aluminum wound pig crap?  There should be
> little effect of oxidation on the internal connections, as it's submerged in
> oil.

Snipperzzz...

over the years aluminum has gotten a bad wrap as far as electrical
applications. This still
continues even today. Besided being difficult to solder, difficult to keep
a good pinch type
connection, it also doesnt have the current carrying capacity as copper has
for the same size
of wire dia., it oxidizes faster and more aggresively than copper, it melts
at alot lower temp
than Cu, and its just plain cheap...  :)


Scot D