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azchrisf83

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Joined: June 23, 2020

Location: Arizona, United States

Posted: July 12, 2020 at 3:46 PM / IP Logged

Here's a strange one I'm wondering how to deal with.

Apparently Chrysler (and Ford & GM) are starting to use Aluminum wire instead of copper in new vehicles. The stock power feed from the battery is Aluminum wire, I needed to cut and extend the factory wire as it wasn't long enough.

How am I supposed to deal with this? Finding 2/0 Aluminum wire for a house is easy, but not this thinner stranded stuff Chrysler is using, and simply butt splicing onto it well Copper and Aluminum mixed cause Galvanic corrosion...

Any ideas?

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jonas2

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Joined: October 09, 2020

Posted: October 11, 2020 at 8:30 AM / IP Logged

azchrisf83 wrote:

Any ideas?

What did you end up doing? I'd either build or have built a new custom cable out of better parts/copper.

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