[AT] OT - Electric horse fence

[Dave Rotigel]

At one time when copper and Al wires were spliced together the recomendation was to use a grease sort of paste (don't recall it's name) in order to achieve a good connection. Is that still the case?
	Dave
PS, Just found http://homeguides.sfgate.com/problems-aluminum-copper-wire-electricity-86313.html (It's worth a read.)

On Jul 13, 2015, at 6:41 PM, Len Rugen wrote:

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> If these are under tension, I'd wrap the loose end around the taught wire several times on both sides of the nut.  If just adding power to a taught line, that shouldn't be needed.  
>  Len Rugen
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>     On Monday, July 13, 2015 4:58 PM, Mike <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
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> OK, so my wife rides horses, we bought a house that came with existing 
> electric fences that looked like Homer Simpson put them together, they 
> were that bad. We put up with them for two years, and this year, we were 
> able to afford to re-do them for the paddock area. I'm to the stage of 
> running new electric fencing. I put 12.5 gauge insulated wire buried 
> under each gate, because I don't care for the kind that you just stretch 
> across to keep the circuit live. My question is this. I cannot seem to 
> find a connector, crimp of otherwise, to connect the 12.5 gauge wire to 
> the 17 gauge aluminum wire that will be used on the rest of the fencing, 
> which is 4x4 posts with 5/4 deck boards. Seems like I could just use a 
> wire nut, but there has to be a better way. Any insight would be 
> appreciated.
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> Thanks,
> Mike M
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