Or something similar? I want to glue the 510 connector in my SGv3 and maybe stop the leaking once and for all. I have the positive wire soldered to the inside of the ce2 center tube and using an airhole in the top cap, did the solder shim on the connector and within a few hours it was leaking around the outside of the connector. I drained it, cleaned it with alcohol and ran a bead of gorilla glue around it and let it cure for a couple of days and it worked for 3 or 4 months. The other day a piece of the glue broke off and of course it's back to leaking. I could do the same thing again but I'm looking for a more permanent solution and if there is such a thing as a conductive epoxy then that would do it. Probaly not but thought I'd ask. Thanks.
Is there such a thing as conductive epoxy?
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Never mind, I found some but would still like to hear if anyone has any ideas that haven't been mentioned before 
Lol I just ordered some stuff called wire glue on Ebay this weekend. Not sure how well it'll work but it's supposedly conductive and non toxic. I was planning to use it to attach 2mm rare earth magnets to wire to make a quick disconnect in the tank of a homemade Genesis. It remains to be seen how well it'll work. But if it does then I'll be able to refill it by taking off the tank cap without having to undo the atty coil. Cross your fingers. I don't think solder would be very practical to attach the magnets, since heat kills magnets.
Anyway, that's my story. It had no beginning or end, nor anything good in the middle, really. *shrug*
Anyway, that's my story. It had no beginning or end, nor anything good in the middle, really. *shrug*
There may be other alternatives but a quick search got these:
Resinlab SEC1233 Electrically Conductive Epoxy Adhesive Silver Filled 4 g Packet
Silver Epoxy 2/Part 50 gram kit 40-3900 > Silver Epoxy and Silver Paint > Electronic Chemicals > Main Section > SRA Soldering Products
Resinlab SEC1233 Electrically Conductive Epoxy Adhesive Silver Filled 4 g Packet
Silver Epoxy 2/Part 50 gram kit 40-3900 > Silver Epoxy and Silver Paint > Electronic Chemicals > Main Section > SRA Soldering Products
Now I wonder what would be best for what I want to do which is seal the connector in without losing the ground. There's graphite filled, nickel filled, silver coated nickel filled and silver filled. Hmmm.....
I think I'll stop by an Ace hardware and check this out tomorrow
Devcon 62345 25ml Plas Stl Epoxy
See what the package says.
Devcon 62345 25ml Plas Stl Epoxy
See what the package says.
Way back when I was working on electronics we used silver epoxy, it was mucho expensive! We used tooth pics to mix it and weighed it out in milligrams, I think it cost $40,000 for this tiny little amount in a jar. It conducted well tho bnrk
bnrkAll of these wire glues have a fairly high resistance as they all depend on metal particles suspended in adhesive and not a solid connection. More metal content and they don't stick, more adhesive they don't conduct. Robert, the solder shim and sealed with glue seems a better approach, but you can do it more aggressively. If you get solder on the connector all the way around and then file/sand it down close to being able to fit, then taper the top end and use a vice with pieces of scrap wood, you can press it on more securely. The solder is softer than the brass and certainly the SS, and will be shaved off to fit. Once that is secure, check for leaks with a tank of water. If you are lucky, no glue will be necessary.
Thanks asdaq, I'm thinking I may just do the same thing again or pull the connector out just a little, glue that and press it back in. It seems like that would work and retain the ground.
If you need a conductive glue, just take a silver spoon and a file. About 10 minutes of work and you have a knot of conductive cuttings. Mix them with epoxy or use with cyanacrilate glue.
I did this with brass filings (I keep a small cup of this) and epoxy putty. I put a lot of brass in there too. You can see the brass in there but it didn't do the trick. A spot of solder between the two tubes did.
Update: after trying a couple of things that different things that didn't work out I did the solder shim with a lot more solder and it's been leak free for quite a while now. My next step is to mount it inside a box so there won't be so much stress on the connector since it's so large. I'm using a 2C box with a 26500 and PTN04050CAD. If I ever get around to it.....lol
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