Re: copper vs. aluminum

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 8/13/02 2:37:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> Has anyone yet tried using COPPER foil in their saltwater
> caps, instead of aluminum?  Seems that copper would be a 
> better choice, due to being a better conductor, and also
> being able to solder to it... just a thought.
>
> ---
> C.L. Mayeux
> Owner, MSB Data Systems
> poohbear1961-at-cox-dot-net
> http://www.msbdatasystems.tk
>
>



There i$ one $mall Di$advantage to u$ing copper. It co$t$ a lot more and i$ not
available at the grocery $tore. Many coilers are financially challenged and the
~60% lower resistance is not worth the cost to them. ;-))
Matt D.