Originally Posted By: Zimm
The spool of what I call "lamp cord" or "zip cord" that I bought at Home Depot last night for $.50/ft is, in fact, tin. I believe most cheap wire is. One side is copper plated, but both sides conduct via tin. Real copper is expensive. Is it the accepted view that "lamp


I'm pretty sure that even the cheapest lamp cord is copper on both sides with one side tinned, but I can't imagine tin wires. Maybe you're seeing aluminum wire ? I didn't think that was still being used, but maybe I'm just out of touch.

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