gene heskett wrote: > And when going after repairs, I have never been offered a thing with any > springs in it, just those little tubes of deoxit (sp?) grease to seal the > air out. If I ever have to do that again, I'll definitely ask. > They are not OBVIOUS springs, but the parts of the connector are made to deflect under pressure and maintain force on the wires. I don't know how good a job they do on Aluminum wire, but there is a HELL of a lot of heavy-gauge aluminum wire all over the place, from utility transmission lines all the way down to residential drops using large Aluminum cable. So, they must have connectors that perform well or the lights would be going out a lot more frequently. > IMO, the present situation vis-a-vis alu wire and how it is terminated > according to the NEC here in the states, should be grounds for criminal > proceedings when it causes life or property loss. > The residential aluminum wire mess back in the mid 60's was certainly criminally negligent, thousands of homes burned down. Some were caused by improper use of copper-only outlets, switches and terminating devices, but I think a lot were also using entirely AL-approved devices that DIDN'T work. The cold-flow problem is one you can't simulate in a lab in a month or two. When the copper shortage hit, they rushed the aluminum wiring devices through too quickly.
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