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Sound differences between Copper and Aluminum Bus Bar Electrical Panels

I have a Square D Homeline electrical panel that has an aluminum bus bar and I'm wondering if anyone hear went through the trouble to change the electrical panel to a copper bus bar type such as the Square D QO or any other manufacturer.  What audio improvements were heard going from aluminum to copper????  My system consists of top end components with a full loom of SR Galileo UEF cables, SR Active Grounding Block SE and an SR Powercell 12 UEF ac power conditioner.
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teo_audio
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Impossible to say until you try it. It is quite far from the active components themselves, and the only way to find out if it makes a difference, is to try to get it done.

The question is valid, but also obscure enough to start a verbal war.


david_ten
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Good question, Mike. I'm assuming you are referring to the grounding bar in the panel? 

As teo_audio says, try it and let us know. Also, isn't the ground plate on the SR grounding blocks copper? Perhaps SR can share why they chose copper over aluminium? 
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mikeg OP
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David, I'm referring to the electrical panel bus bar.  In my Square D Homeline electrical panel, both the bus bar and grounding bus bar(s) are aluminum.  I have ask a few manufactures and I get a somewhat mixed response.  One says it's huge and the other manufacture says it's a slight improvement.  I am asking the question because I was quoted $1850 for this and I estimate there is $600 in material.  I'd rather evaluate the inputs before I take the plunge.
jea48
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david_ten
1,305 posts                                                                     04-16-2018 9:44am

Good question, Mike. I’m assuming you are referring to the grounding bar in the panel?

The neutral bar as well as the ground bar in the Square D QO panel and Homeline panel are made from an aluminum alloy, not plated copper.
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dweller
3,751 posts
 
Well, Aluminum is certainly cheaper than copper that could be a motivation.
BTW: It's a harness not a "loom".
A loom is a machine to make fabric.
A harness is something to focus brute force in order to do work.
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