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Warning: Appears to Use Aluminum Wire, Not Copper - May Not Meet 15 Amp Rating
We just purchased this for use with our solar/12 volt AGM battery camping power system. Replaced the eyelets with Anderson Pole connectors for compatibility with this system. When stripping the wires for the Anderson Pole connectors we observed what appears to be 100% aluminum wiring instead of the "high-conductivity 100-percent copper wire and a rated capacity of 15-amperes" in the product description. Since some copper wiring is tinned for corrosion resistance we also closely examined the cut wire ends and still did not see any hint of copper wire. See both pictures of the NOCO Adapter with stripped wire ends. Since Aluminum only handles 61% of the current of similar sized copper wire this item may only warrant a 9 amp rating (unless the manufacturer has used high quality wire insulation capable of withstanding at least 90 degrees Celsius per an on-line wire ampacity chart) versus the claimed 15 amp rating representing a significant risk since the seller's pictures show this directly attached to car batteries capable of hundreds of amps in a short circuit should the wires melt. Gave the NOCO adapter a two star rating as we can still use it as planned for applications that will require less than 5 amps and have substituted a 7.5 amp fuse for the 15 amp fuse that came with it to mitigate the above wire related risk.
June 2018 · Automotive · verified purchase