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Old 5/17/09, 6:59 PM
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What is an electrical distribution wire to a breaker that would be either black or brown and is BRAIDED fabric?
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Old 5/17/09, 7:37 PM
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It looks like old cloth covered wire. The sheathing surrounding the conductors can be brittle and may crumble away, if the wiring is moved around much, and could lead to a short.


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Hard to tell, but it could also be aluminum wire


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What is an electrical distribution wire to a breaker that would be either black or brown and is BRAIDED fabric?
Common in older homes.
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Old 5/17/09, 8:39 PM
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Hard to tell, but it could also be aluminum wire
http://www.inspect-ny.com/aluminum/recogniz.htm

http://www.alwirerepair.com/examples_of_aluminum_wiring.htm


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It's not aluminum, it's tinned-copper - cloth covered, tinned-copper.


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Hard to tell, but it could also be aluminum wire

It could never be aluminum. Copper or tinned copper only, aluminum wasn't used until the late 60's.


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My previous post #5 http://www.nachi.org/forum/f11/braid...62/#post517392 will help people identify and recognize aluminum wiring, if desired.


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