Are these cables made of copper or aluminum?
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These cables are made of copper-coated aluminum wire. No question about it. What is worse, I think, is that the crimps in the clamp handles have no strain reliefs. Since aluminum does not handle repeated flexing, I would expect to see eventual failures at the crimps. I have no doubt this product will perform well with limited use, but I would not buy it if you expect to use it frequently.
350915
The cables are multi-strand copper conductors, and appear to be copper or copper clad jaws. The spring mechanism for the jaws uses a steel spring.
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Coleman's website does indeed say copper equivalent for "cable gauge." It also says CCA for "conductor stranding," which stands for copper clad aluminum. It is an aluminum wire with a copper outer layer.
350917
Any booster cables under $100 are copper coated aluminum, it's that simple.
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Coleman's website says they are copper equivalent .....whatever that means?
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Hi Kid Icarus - The cables I have are not gold plated and I do not have any issues with the quality.
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I believe they are tin or a similar alloy. Aluminum is not a good electrical conductor. The rails are hollow and can be deformed if you step on the track.
2153238
The clamp s are covered so I can't see the wire but the weight seems consistent with solid copper. Also comes in a big plastic carrying case. These are really heavy cables like I wanted.
844876
This is copper clad aluminum... Not quite as high quality. You may want to look at the Ethernet standers.. I believe it only goes about 300 ft.
588793
Hi Thomas, I think it is copper. In any case the cable works well over a 100 feet in my case. The cable is buried and a lot of run off passes over the area where the cable is buried. I guess the real answer is that for me, it has worked well as an outside cable which is more than I can say for conventional cable buried in conduit.
987506
They are not aluminum. They are tin plated copper. Will work fine with copper house wiring.
350030
No, the kit is Copper Coated Aluminum, meaning that they are aluminum strands that are copper plated. The cables are both 0 AWG (1/0).
1577563
It is all copper. Aluminum would be completely unsuitable... This is very good speaker wire and I am very satisfied with it.....
382117
I believe its aluminum conductors , I haven't installed my lights yet as I'm waiting for plastic tubing to house my light kit I bought. I peeled some wire and its not copper for sure. Its silver color and non magnetic . Hope this helps you out.
155876
Hi, I don't know the answer to that, I would ask the seller. I will say however these are extremely well made cables, not like most of the cheaply made cables you see most of the time.
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Hey Wareren, .. ok, I took a knife too one of my connectors; though it all looks like copper, I was however, able to cut a surface layer off identifying aluminum. Weight also doesn't line up with what would the weight of 25' of copper cables. I will note, they have worked fine for the occasional use that I had need of them. I still really like the quality connectors, all the rubber, and the carrying case is of better quality than I expected. Personally at this price point & again, for what I'm using them for, I would buy again. Note: Though these are called "commercial duty", I would not buy them for commercial use! Hey Wareren, .. ok, I took a knife too one of my connectors; though it all looks like copper, I was however, able to cut a surface layer off identifying aluminum. Weight also doesn't line up with what would the weight of 25' of copper cables. I will note, they have worked fine for the occasional use that I had need of them. I still really like the quality connectors, all the rubber, and the carrying case is of better quality than I expected. Personally at this price point & again, for what I'm using them for, I would buy again. Note: Though these are called "commercial duty", I... » Read More Hey Wareren, .. ok, I took a knife too one of my connectors; though it all looks like copper, I was however, able to cut a surface layer off identifying aluminum. Weight also doesn't line up with what would the weight of 25' of copper cables. I will note, they have worked fine for the occasional use that I had need of them. I still really like the quality connectors, all the rubber, and the carrying case is of better quality than I expected. Personally at this price point & again, for what I'm using them for, I would buy again. Note: Though these are called "commercial duty", I would not buy them for commercial use! « Show Less
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As far as I can tell they are made of copper not stainless steel. Works great too.
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While I would have to destroy my own cable to really find out, I'm reasonably sure it is probably a stranded copper wire. I can't imagine it would be otherwise but I'm not 100% positive.
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I believe these are 3 meters using 12 ga. oxygen free copper. Good cables for a good price...
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The cable is comprised of 4 twisted pairs (8, copper clad, solid aluminum wires). The wires are NOT solid copper, rather they are copper coated aluminum. In my opinion, this cable is less expensive but inferior to solid copper cable.
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Hello Guang,In our product description we state this cable is UPT (unshielded twiested pair) CCA (Copper Clad Aluminum). Thank you for your question.Taylor W.VIVO