We Buy Surplus Bare Copper Grounding Wire in Ohio
Bare copper does the grounding and bonding work in a distribution system, and surplus coils of it accumulate wherever grounding conductors were ordered long or a project was cancelled. We buy bare copper wire from Ohio businesses in solid and stranded, soft-drawn and hard-drawn, in coils, spools and reels.
Grounding and bonding conductors
Bare copper is uninsulated copper conductor used for grounding and bonding: grounding electrode conductors, bare equipment grounding conductors, and bonding jumpers. With no jacket over it, the metal is the whole product, and gauge, temper and stranding are the facts that matter. The grounding electrode conductor that ties a service to its electrode is often the longest single piece in a surplus lot.
Bare copper also appears as concentric neutral and shield wire within some cable constructions, and as tinned bare copper where corrosion resistance is wanted. Tinned material is a separate description from bright bare copper, so say which one you have. Tinned stranded copper is common where damp conditions would otherwise darken the surface.
Temper and stranding change the material
Soft-drawn, or annealed, copper is the flexible grade and the usual choice for grounding conductors that have to be bent and routed. Hard-drawn copper is stiffer and stronger, and it appears in overhead and span work. The two do not substitute for each other, and the tag or print normally states which one a coil is.
Solid versus stranded matters just as much. Solid bare copper is common in the smaller grounding sizes; concentric-lay stranded constructions dominate from #8 upward and in large sizes such as 250 and 500 kcmil. Count the strands when the tag is gone, and note whether the conductor is one continuous length or several.
How bare copper arrives, and what to report
Bare copper ships in coils, on spools and on wooden reels, and weight is often the only reliable measure once the tag is lost. Report the gauge, the temper, the strand count, the approximate weight and the form it is in. Length is rarely printed on bare copper, so a measured length or a scale weight is where a review starts.
Condition shows on bare copper in a way it does not on jacketed wire: bright and clean, darkened from handling, or green from moisture. Say which. Note whether coils are banded and labeled, and name the Ohio city where the material is stored so pickup can be planned.
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Full reels, partial reels, coils and cartons are all reviewed. Condition changes the number, not the eligibility.
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Bare Copper Wire questions
What is bare copper wire used for?
Grounding and bonding. Bare copper serves as grounding electrode conductors, bare equipment grounding conductors and bonding jumpers, and it appears as concentric neutral and shield wire in some cable.
Does temper matter when selling bare copper?
Yes. Soft-drawn and hard-drawn copper are different materials with different uses, and a description should state which one the coil is.
Can you work from weight instead of footage?
Weight is often the practical measure on bare copper, especially when tags are gone. Give weight, gauge and temper together so the coil can be reviewed.
Selling bare copper wire?
Send the wire type, footage, condition and photos of the reels and tags. We review it and come back with pricing and pickup logistics.