bussbar materials?

[Sanchito 10+ year member]

should only copper be used in making bussbars/distribution blocks? or could aluminum be used?

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[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

Aluminum works but copper conducts much better

 

[Sanchito 10+ year member]

yeah, i know copper would conduct alot better, but i have no copper readily accessible and i have a bunch of aluminum.

what problems would i hit using aluminum?

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

As long as the aluminum is thick enough you'll be fine.

The only problem with aluminum is it tends to oxidize quicker than copper.

 

[mystang 10+ year member]

I use 1/4" thick aluminum for buss bars to connect my Kinetik 16v batteries

 

[Sanchito 10+ year member]

i have some 1/4 inch thick aluminum, i was just gonna use a little square of it to connect all my power wires to my main runs from the front.

i shouldnt have alotta problems?