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quote:Originally posted by Sinister-David: copper does better then aluminum on flow i love my copper its down right sexy. but if cost comes into play aluminum would work just fine
Did you ever straight swap copper with aluminum on the same setup?
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copper is expensive but when you shone it up and throw some clear on it.. mmm.. just think if you switch copper to aluminium you'll need like twice as much to do the same amount of work.. I think thats how it works. dont quote me on that
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Geoff, didn't you say you didn't see any gain by switching copper vs. aluminum?
and like someone else stated, I would go with thicker aluminum than copper if going that route
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if you can find it cheaply platnum , we got in some at work holly gaurding like it was gold lol , we have all kind of brass,copper,and aluminum grades which work very well ...........
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Aluminum is actually a better conductor than platinum. Now if you get some silver...
Posts: 126 | From: Sumter SC | Registered: May 2008
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quote:Originally posted by astrolade: I use brass flat bar...I wonder if that is hurting me. Got to be better than aluminum.
Yea, brass should be a pretty good choice
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i was running brass buss bars 1/2"X1"X5" on my front battery i switched to 1/8"X1"X6" aluminum buss bars and i gained some voltage to the amp. was able to turn the deck up from -1 to +1 with less dimming. i just got a plate of copper thats 1/8"X5"X16" planning on doin a direct swap from the aluminum ones and see how i do
Posts: 323 | From: Brantford, Ontario | Registered: Oct 2007
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You can write cool things on your bus bars too..
If you're not going to use fuses you can even bolt the terminals directly to the bar.
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