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aluminum clad trolley wire?
Author: synonymouse
Date: 09-04-2008 - 09:08

The newsline has an article talking about Yakima's replacement of stolen copper trolley wire with aluminum clad steel contact wire. What a great idea but does it work? Copper bends and breaks so easily not to mention it costs a fortune. But what a great conductor. If room temperature superconductors are ever developed trolley contact wire should be one of the first applications imho.

If home builders started using all plastic or steel plumbing instead of copper that would help to bring the demand down and the price.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  aluminum clad trolley wire? synonymouse 09-04-2008 - 09:08
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? Tom Moungovan 09-04-2008 - 09:20
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? Waterdog 09-04-2008 - 10:03
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? synonymouse 09-04-2008 - 11:14
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? The Montezuma Yardmaster 09-04-2008 - 14:57
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? almo 09-04-2008 - 22:40
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? The Montezuma Yardmaster 09-05-2008 - 09:54
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? Rich 09-04-2008 - 11:21
  YVT ocs s 09-04-2008 - 13:09
  Re: YVT ocs The Montezuma Yardmaster 09-04-2008 - 15:06
  Keeping power lines HOT, my second s 09-04-2008 - 17:40
  Re: YVT ocs Dr Zarkoff 09-04-2008 - 17:44
  Re: aluminum clad trolley wire? The Montezuma Yardmaster 09-05-2008 - 10:08


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