Copper or aluminum conductors?
337214
Copper.....I had to change the male connector , the only reason I know for sure....Your getting your money's worth on this cord.
337215
The way it feels and flexes, I would say it's copper. I really don't know but it says that it's no. 8 wire so I think it is. Can't the manufacturer be asked? I really don't know for sure. If you find out, can you tell me please? It works fine on my welding machine.
1877230
yes , copper is the best conductor of electricity ,and that is what is used most of the time , and also in this application .
1088106
I purchased them to send overseas to family members so I cant answer your question. I currently use All Clad Copper Core, a bit expensive but worth every penny. They are awesome.
1140650
I work on aircraft and it's able to cut 24 gauge aluminum with no problem. Copper i think is softer... So it should work.
2122678
It is for soldering electrical wire. I do not think it would work for metal or aluminum.
2227057
THERE IS NO COPPER IN THESE WIRES, not sure what it is. See my review below.
837463
I believe it is stranded copper. I can't see it, but it doesn't feel as stiff as solid copper usually does, so I would think it is stranded.
1376898
I received cables that were copper coated aluminum. Apparently after getting good reviews they started to get cheap like the other sets they sell.
1041348
I honestly have no idea if they are solid copper strands or copper coated aluminum. I am not about to strip the rubber off to find out! They are awesome heavy duty cables though that I have had many compliments on them helping people out with a jump. They're Aces in my deck of cards!
57427
I am running gigabit Ethernet error free on a 150 foot run of this stuff. I have also done POE over the cable. The high frequency energy for the gbe signalling only travels on the outside surface (the skin) of the conductor, so the fact that it is copper clad is a non issue for performance. The only possible issue is DC resistance, and that would matter only if you are doing POE with a load more than 6W, at a distance more than 200 feet from the POE source. The reason this is copper cad aluminium is to save money and weight.
350917
Any booster cables under $100 are copper coated aluminum, it's that simple.
350914
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.
2251451
#2 copper welding cable would be optimal. I'm using 3 batteries to ensure proper voltage under high demands. I would recommend at least 2 batteries.
1101495
I don't know the copper by volume specifications but I would say that the cable did not have the appearance of aluminum. I bought this product for my house and have typical cable lengths around 40 ft. Applications include Cisco VOIP with video service, Skype, Dropbox and WebEx. I can't see any difference in performance from this cable to the product I purchase at Lowes and Home Depot. I've run http://www.speedtest.net/ and got expected results.
2153240
Copper clad aluminum. They did not make it clear in description but it works fine so far. I know because I chopped it down into two sections of cable.
845683
Aluminum is a great heat conductor... however I don't like to cook directly on it...the aluminum is encapsulated in the bottom of the pan...I believe triple encapsulated means another material (usually copper) is also used on the bottom..however I love this pan.
1577562
When I purchased this wire, I read a lot of reviews, and some of these reviews contained claims that the wire was copper plated aluminum. I got this wire from SatMaximum. They claimed it to be copper in the ad, but I see that they must have started over with the ad, because there are only 3 reviews on this new ad, which makes no claim either way on its composition. Overall I am happy with the product, although it does appear to have a silvery core, which may be aluminum...