Is this copper wire or copper coated aluminum wire?
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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...
1577563
It is all copper. Aluminum would be completely unsuitable... This is very good speaker wire and I am very satisfied with it.....
1577564
It's copper coated aluminum. Bad miss leading advertisement. It's ok for the short run, but I wouldn't recommend for the performance use.
1577565
The speaker wire I recieved was 2 conductor / 14 gauge copper from SatMaximum.
1577566
Mine is CCA. Look at the review dates. Apparently they did sell OFC at one time, but they have since gone to CCA. I REPEAT-MINE IS CCA, AND I KNOW THIS TO BE A FACT. I am not yelling at you, but if an older purchaser looks at my answer, they will disagree. CCA for sure
1589539
I think the confusion come from what appears to be a heavy copper coating that make it difficult to tell. I took a quick look at it after it was delivered and thought to myself that it was solid copper and it wasn't until someone else posted that it was copper clad aluminum (CCA) that I actually took a very close look at it and discovered that up close it indeed does look like it is CCA.
1617499
The CCA makes it to where this is aluminum wire stranded that is wrapped in copper. It's a lot thicker but cheaper than the same load of wire made of solid or stranded copper. it's also quite flexible. It says it's Rated for 250A load @ 20' so you need to decide on the load you're trying to pull with this wire and the run of it as well.
1236827
Hello Hoosierdoodles,The cable has both aluminum and copper conductors. It's about 85-90% aluminum and the rest is copper.Thank you for your question.Taylor W.VIVO
857411
According to some reviewers, they are made of COPPER COATED ALUMINUM wire. The specified weight is also the same as other COPPER COATED ALUMINUM cables, 7.4lbs.
1424481
It is copper and it is twisted. Also use the 12 gauge if you are running longer distances.
185835
The coating is plastic, and is not biodegradable. It will discolor; it may stiffen, but I don't expect it to corrode or erode. What's important is that the copper is not exposed to the elements; if you are terminating the wires outdoors, make sure you don't expose too much copper, and be sure to use outdoor-quality equipment. (I have this wire going through a hole in my basement wall above my sliding door and out to Bose outdoor speakers, below my deck. Works fine so far."
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Can't say for certain. The manufacturer's web site does not state the metal used for the wires. From the cord I have, it seems heavy enough to have been made of copper -- and looking at the semi-translucent ends -- it looks like the wires are copper. But I can't say so with absolute certainty. I note that the manufacturer's web site shows approval by a huge number of standards organizations -- so if you look up the UL specs, it may state the wire used. Of course, you can contact the manufacturer (Conntek) and ask them...
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I just checked mine that I purchased here from Cable-mix and fulfilled by Amazon. I thought originally it was solid copper, but after scraping the cable with a razor there was a silver color underneath the copper. I've used this to install six IP cameras that have power over Ethernet and have not had any issues..Hope this helps, Jay & ChrisP.S. I agree with the guy that said it is difficult to tell because it is a very heavy or thick coating of copper.:-)
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.
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A buyer back on May 11 scraped one of the wires to discover that they are indeed aluminum wire with copper cladding. I am answering this because this fact is not stated in the tech detail section of the listing. I was hoping to get copper wire in this price range, but it looks I'll need a time machine first.
1657691
I have the product in front of me. Each of the 8 wires is solid CCA (copper clad aluminum) wire and insulated. 4 twisted pairs of 2 wires each.
1821187
I'm not sure what wire that system uses, but this wire is a single stran of copper wire. It worked great for my invisible fence system.
1488528
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.
1169488
I called Cuisinart and it is aluminum. It has a coating on it called Xylon.
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I believe that it is indeed copper. When I put my home theater system together, the strands looked like copper to me.
1990443
Copper, I've never seen an extension cord made out of stranded copper coated aluminum, but that doesn't mean they aren't out there. Doesn't sound like it would be very flexible and I'd think the Amp. rating would be lower for aluminum.