minus-squareMisterD@lemmy.catoTechnology@lemmy.world•Geologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·17 days agoAluminum expands under electrical loads and the wires become loose. Loose wires are a fire hazard. The real solution is steel wire with a copper coating. Electricity flows on the outer region of wires anyhow. linkfedilink
Aluminum expands under electrical loads and the wires become loose. Loose wires are a fire hazard.
The real solution is steel wire with a copper coating. Electricity flows on the outer region of wires anyhow.