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Copper Wire.

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Copper is probably the most used bulk electrical conductor. Silver is used in smaller electronic applications.


I was wondering if anybody can remember where, due to a lack of Cu, Ag was used in vast quantities for a special application at great expense. The details elude me at present. I have two clues. Ten tons and 1,663.


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    I was wondering if anybody can remember where, due to a lack of Cu, Ag was used in vast quantities for a special application at great expense. The details elude me at present. I have two clues. Ten tons and 1,663.




    During the 2nd world war, copper was in short supply; was it the start of the 13A ring main?. Aluminium (Bauxite) was more available, the British Aluminium smelter at Kinlochleven had copper busbars for the cells, these were replaced at that time with aluminium busbars. The same time when iron railings were taken from around council houses and stumps just left; all for the war effort.


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    I was wondering if anybody can remember where, due to a lack of Cu, Ag was used in vast quantities for a special application at great expense. The details elude me at present. I have two clues. Ten tons and 1,663.




    During the 2nd world war, copper was in short supply; was it the start of the 13A ring main?. Aluminium (Bauxite) was more available, the British Aluminium smelter at Kinlochleven had copper busbars for the cells, these were replaced at that time with aluminium busbars. The same time when iron railings were taken from around council houses and stumps just left; all for the war effort.


    Jaymack    

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