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Originally Posted by villagetinker
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I would have concerns about the use of aluminum cables.
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Because?
Much of the energy for a high frequency/rise time transient event is carried in the electric field around the wire. This is one of the reasons they use braided cable as it will present the minimum impedance to the event.
The UL approved aluminium cable is sized to handle the same transient currents as copper cable for lightening suppression applications.
As far as I know, there should be no electrical difference between these two for a
properly installed system.