Ec wire vs extrusion

Originally Posted by mike1

True. So does anyone get insulated aluminum wire often? What about the 16 gauge stranded if it's aluminum does it count as ec or does it have to be big to be counted as ec wire? By big I mean 4/0 to 1gauge? I'm going to be getting 100lbs or so of insulated aluminum wire mostly 4/0 so that should be fun good thing I have a stripper.

Any insulated aluminum wire you're likely to find - with the exception of aluminum degaussing wire - is going to be EC wire when stripped.