[sdiy] 0.100 pin header reliability.

[Graham Atkins]

I don't think it was ever used in the past in the UK for domestic  
wiring.
Some Googling suggests it is used at the power distribution end and
for industrial applications such as railway signalling.

As to the future copper continues to go up in price and has done rapidly
in recent years so alternatives will become important.

Graham

On 15 Nov 2010, at 19:34, Tom Arnold wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 07:18:56PM +0000, Graham Atkins wrote:
>> Aluminium for wiring ?
>>
>> Are you sure about that, sounds highly unlikely, never heard of
>> aluminium
>> conductors. Steel, copper alloys, silver, even gold but not  
>> aluminium.
>
> Aluminum was used for a while until it hit snags that involved huge  
> lawsuits
> and entire episodes of 60 Minutes.
>
> Its still used for pole wiring in some places, ground braids for  
> same, and
> its making a comeback as house wiring with the price of copper so  
> high.
>
> Lots of info online about it.  I've been looking into it as I house  
> hunt
> because I need/want fairly vast wiring and copper has gotten a bit  
> pricey.
>
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