There have been a lot of methods discussed for connecting NR and R wire together, but I thought that I would share the method that I'm currently using. Twisting the wires together works well, but it's a bit tedious and can require a bit of practice before the final product comes out neat and clean. I've been eying those small wire welder gadgets, but I haven't been able to get one yet. I know that there are tutorials for modding a disposable camera flash, but I don't have the time nor the patience to actually do it. A fellow ECFer suggested using 1mm pure silver crimp beads to join the wires together. After a bit of trial and error, I decided to use a butane torch to try and melt the silver crimp bead. The result was exceptional, and the entire process does not take more than a minute to complete.
The picture above shows the 30g nickel no resistance wire (wires on top), two 1mm silver crimp beads, and 30g nichrome 60 (measures 1 inch between the bends).
Slip the two wires into the silver crimp bead. The nichrome is bent so that the crimp bead will not slide off the wires while torching the bead. Quickly pass the flame of your butane torch over the silver crimp bead. It will not take much for the silver to melt. I've also tried melting the silver crimp bead using a lighter, and that works too.
Once the silver crimp bead has melted, bend the short ends of the wires down and snip them off with scissors. Repeat this process on the other side.
Your final NR-R-NR wire will look like this. The beads look a bit large in the photo, but in reality it isn't. The final result is much cleaner than twisting the wires together, and it also minimizes the junction point between the NR and R wires. I hope that this helps, and thank you to those that have helped me figure out this method.
The picture above shows the 30g nickel no resistance wire (wires on top), two 1mm silver crimp beads, and 30g nichrome 60 (measures 1 inch between the bends).
Slip the two wires into the silver crimp bead. The nichrome is bent so that the crimp bead will not slide off the wires while torching the bead. Quickly pass the flame of your butane torch over the silver crimp bead. It will not take much for the silver to melt. I've also tried melting the silver crimp bead using a lighter, and that works too.
Once the silver crimp bead has melted, bend the short ends of the wires down and snip them off with scissors. Repeat this process on the other side.
Your final NR-R-NR wire will look like this. The beads look a bit large in the photo, but in reality it isn't. The final result is much cleaner than twisting the wires together, and it also minimizes the junction point between the NR and R wires. I hope that this helps, and thank you to those that have helped me figure out this method.
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Using silver wire here too.
