ALUMINUM HAS ITS ADVANTAGES

My Lancair 235 has 1/8-in. X 1-in. X 6-ft. 6063T5 aluminum bus bars from the battery to the starter. They have the same conductivity as AWG #0-#1 OFHC copper, with half of the weight and cost. They were coated with Alcoa No-Oxid or petroleum grease and abraded through the grease to keep out air and...

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