At what point does "wire" stop being wire?

**hobo finds** · 10-22-2012, 02:16 PM

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B. A scrap metal dealer shall not accept aluminum wire with a diameter of at least three-eighths of an inch or any copper wire that has had the insulation removed and shall not remove the insulation from the wire until after the seven day period prescribed by section 44-1644, subsection D.

**tscrappy** · 10-24-2012, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by hobo finds

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B. A scrap metal dealer shall not accept aluminum wire with a diameter of at least three-eighths of an inch or any copper wire that has had the insulation removed and shall not remove the insulation from the wire until after the seven day period prescribed by section 44-1644, subsection D.

Ah, thanks for that. I didn't realize I had totally misstated that critical sentence. Of course all stripped copper wire is non-buyable except by licensees. Only the big aluminum wire is covered because of it's use in high voltage transmisson lines and such.

**volvoscrapper** · 10-24-2012, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by tscrappy

...all stripped copper wire is non-buyable except by licensees. Only the big aluminum wire is covered because of it's use in high voltage transmisson lines and such.

I read the statute direct link here and it would seem that you can't even strip lampcord...wow. People's Republic of Arizona!

As an aside, a lot of houses built during the 1970s have aluminum conductors from the meter that probably hit the 3/8 diameter.