Was RE: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous! / Now Aluminum wires?

[Jim & Debbie Leyden]

I would not suggest aluminum wire as it is not very flexible, heats faster
than copper and has a greater hot resistance than copper.  I would also not
suggest the use of any type of wire that has a large wire diameter and small
strand count in an automotive application where there is vibration.  Wire
marked MTW (Machine Tool Wire) is acceptable for automotive applications as
are welding lead and locomotive cable.

Also, if your neighbor is paying to have his wire taken he needs to find a
different recycling yard.  I know for a fact that our company purchases all
types of aluminum wire including the types that have steel woven into the
cable.

I'll have to mention this one to my boss, he'll get a real kick out of that
concept...  Charging someone to recycle...  Interesting... 

Jim
3 SHO's and I feel a forth one on its way...




-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:17 AM
To: 'Paul Nimz'; '`V6 SHOtimes'; 'Alan Fanning'
Subject: Was RE: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous! / Now Aluminum
wires?

 So is there a reason Aluminum wire is good or better for making battery
cables. I seriously need to make some battery cables as I have pretty good
voltage drop on my original wires. Just been putting it off cause I didn't
want to buy a 50ft spool of wire.

There is a building materials recycling yard about 10 min away and my
electrician neighbor tells me he has to pay them to take his used wire from
jobs he does. Might that be a good place to find said aluminum wiring?

Bruce J Malachuk

*	94 Opal Frost MTX 
*	93 Emerald Green MTX - SOLD 
*	93 Black ATX - New Parts CAR 
*	95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO -Buyer waiting 
*	96 TR - Cam Failed parts car :-(


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 1:10 AM
To: `V6 SHOtimes; Alan Fanning
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous!

If you are referring to the battery clamp terminal the best are also the
cheapest and lightest.  Go to Wal_Mart or elsewhere and get the Penske brand
spring type band terminals.  Get ones with a lug end on them.  Then just get
some common diameter lugs and make the whole system replaceable.

I'm currently got my eye a scrap roll of household type attic #4 aluminum
triplex in the shed.  Was thinking of cutting it up to make new alternator
to fuse box to starter cables.  Need 25' of #1 aluminum to go to the trunk
but haven't been able to get that from anywhere for nothing yet.  :)

Paul


On 9/7/2005 8:04:58 PM, awfanning@earthlink.net wrote:
> Now this is a GREAT idea!  The demo of the soldered connections is 
> very cool too. Thx!
>
> What type of clamp fitting do you recommend?
>
> Alan
>
>
> Paul wrote:
>
> > Personally if I were to need cables I would just buy bulk cable and 
> > make
> my
> > own.  www.delcity.net <http://www.delcity.net>  is a good place to 
> > find things.
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