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Old 06-23-2009, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
That's because you don't undertstand that the issue is not with basic conductivity so much as it is with the potential for galvanic corrosion. Depending on the particular alloy, aluminim has a galvanic index 2-3 times that of copper. Any suggestion that aluminim and copper are equal as fuse material is nothing short of preposterous.
Why don't you write to the manufacturers and MBZ requesting them to stop manufacturing aluminum fuses. Tell them your 'experience' with aluminum fuses and that they are hurting your MBZ. That would do everybody a favor and stop our acrimonious, sometimes personal debate.

Look at the facts.
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