Benefit over plain aluminium is that it's solderable. However, I would still consider it to be complete and utter garbage. On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 at 22:24, Bob Blick wrote: > I just bought a trailer light kit and the wire it came with isn't really > copper. > > Is there any benefit to copper-clad aluminum (CCA) wire over straight > aluminum? Because from what I've experienced, it's just a way of tricking > people into buying something they wouldn't have bought if they knew what > they were really getting. > > The copper layer is so thin, I can't imagine it being OK to use in > connectors made for copper wire, and it doesn't solder unless it's really > fresh wire and you don't heat it for longer than a second. And I wouldn't > trust it. > > Bob > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .