Aluminum irrigation tubing lays around in the mud all the time
and never corrodes. Why would aluminum wire corrode? Did you
bury it or just lay it on the ground? I wonder if a sacrificial
anode system could be used to protect radials like they do with
aluminum boats and water heaters?
Rick N6RK
K2EK@aol.com wrote:
> Do not even think about using aluminum for radials... unless you are in
> some
> desert.
>
> I made a BIG mistake laying out about 5000 feet of Sears #17 aluminum
> fence
> wire thinking I was saving a lot over copper
> .
> It had mostly dissolved within a few years - leaving me with a mess of
> short
> pieces of junk all over the place.
>
> K2EK
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