6GA wire for 56 cents a foot!

Rbertalotto wrote:
http://www.harborfreight.com/16-ft-6-Gauge-Heavy-Duty-Booster-Cables-60396.html?ccdenc=eyJjb2RlIjoiODMxMDk1NjUiLCJza3UiOiI2MDM5NiIsImlzIjoiMTcuODgiLCJwcm9kdWN0X2lk%0D%0AIjoiOTE4MSJ9%0D%0A&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4315b&utm_source=1022&cid=mEmail_s1022_c4315b

16' / 6g heavy duty jumper cables at Harbor Freight...On sale fopr $17.88 with coupon. Works out to $.56 a foot

Absolute garbage.

They ARE nothing more than ALUMINUM wire with a very SMALL copper coating applied to the surface. The copper content is so small it does nothing for the resistance of the aluminum..

For those who feel the copper helps with "skin effect", that is bogus argument and does not apply to DC (DIRECT CURRENT) voltages.. Skin effect also does not apply for low frequency AC 1Hz-low VHF, only once you get into VHF/UHF and higher RF frequencies does skin effect apply..

The copper is only there to reduce oxidation of the aluminum wire and nothing more..

6ga of aluminum is the equivalent to about 10 ga all copper wire in resistance..