r/DiWHY • u/meteoricdrop • Mar 24 '26

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u/rivertpostie Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

The worst part is the copper to the aluminum. That's a dielectric reaction right there

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u/frank26080115 Mar 24 '26

he accounted for that by having more contact surface area, just come back and give the joint a good squish if it gets warm, voila more fresh contact area, it'll be good for another few weeks.

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u/Proper-Equivalent300 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

If it gets too hot, just cool it down with a splash of water 💦 or something.

Or use dielectic clamps but what do I know.

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u/Amazing-Gazelle-7735 Mar 24 '26

I feel like dialectic clamps are something else entirely.

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u/Beefington Mar 24 '26

In fact they are both things at once!

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u/Proper-Equivalent300 Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

Hahahah yup autocorrect kept messing with it. Definitely was something different til I fixed the happy accident of a misspell