Mark Underwood Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Saw one solid aluminum wire in a 1972 house, which made me start looking closer, and saw a bunch of these connectors - note the different wire sizes going into it. Is this a connector for Al to Cu wire? Can't find a photo on the web. Click to Enlarge 68.02 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 That gray connector is heat-shrink wrapper over a COPALUM crimp. Here's the CPSC pub on the crimp connector repair method: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/516.pdf Warning- It's pretty old info. Also, I've heard of issues with repair connections made by sparkies not trained in the use of the crimp tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Port Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Also, I've heard of issues with repair connections made by sparkies not trained in the use of the crimp tool. Amp was only supposed to lease the tool to people that had received the proper training. Not saying it can't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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