Aluminum Wire: Failure to make adequate wire-to-wire metallic contact leads to overheating aluminum wire connections POST a QUESTION or COMMENT about the failure of connectors used in aluminum wiring repairsThi
6 C. PIGTAILING USING KING INNOVATION "ALUMICONN" CONNECTORS In mid-2006 a new connector became widely available for the aluminum wire pigtailing application. This connector is shown in Figure 4. Test results for this connector have been published and are publicly available. [13] The CPSC now...
1) Complete Replacement of Copper Cable 2) COPALUM Method of Repair 3) Acceptable Alternative Repair Method/AlumiConn Connector ... No other crimp connectors have been evaluated for connecting copper and aluminum conductors. CPSC staff strongly recommends against their use as a repair method. ...