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does covering each copper strand with aluminum coating increase
conductivity ?


** Aluminium wire is often coated in copper, not the other way around.

It improves conductivity and most importantly makes it possible to
solder the ends.

Sometimes it is passed off as being pure copper to the unwary.




accessed the specs via 4 lines of ID codes.....copper inside,
aluminum coating outside, 25 strands Ga 12 has a mil spec rating


** Kindly post in plain English - not pure gibberish like the above.

I have never heard of Aluminium clad Copper wire and neither has Google.

Where have you ?


..... Phil