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jerlim
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Initially Posted - 05/29/2007 :  10:30:13  Show Profile
I installed a solar panel and needed to lengthen the line back to the battery. The solar panel is equipped w/ copper wire, but the 2 conductor cable I got at the marina is aluminum. I used it for now, making the connections w/ crimps, so as not to loose a week's worth of sun, but I'm not sure I feel good about the Al and the Cu connections. - any thoughts
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Response Posted - 05/29/2007 :  12:44:15  Show Profile  Visit Admin's Homepage
ARe you sure it is aluminum or is it possibly tinned copper?
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Response Posted - 05/29/2007 :  13:12:18  Show Profile
It's a length from the middle of the spool, plus I cut it to length on board. It's aluminum through and through.
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Response Posted - 05/29/2007 :  21:21:56  Show Profile
It is tinned copper........through and through. Aluminum wiring in a marine application is an improbability, especially being that it was purchased from a marina.
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