Just bought a bunch of parts and about to get into modding the noob route with a basic plastic box mod. My question is this, has anyone here ever used wire glue, and if so what are the pros/cons versus soldering the old fashioned way?
Wire Glue vs Soldering
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Didn't even know it was available until you mentioned it. From what I see you have to let it dry overnight. I think I prefer my soldering iron, since that is a lot quicker. Also, you might want to consider the resistance of the Glue Connection, whatever that is.
Your going to be much better off learning how to solder. Get you a iron and some old junk electronics and go to town practicing on them. I would never trust connecting wires with glue.
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I am also finding out that this stuff is high resistance compared to say copper or a good solder connection. It is also suggest for low voltage and low current applications.
A typical connection might be around 1 ohm or so. So if you intend to use it on these atty's, you are looking at an additional 1 ohm, which will probably get hot, and then probably break it's bond.
I ain't gonna use it.
Althouhg, I have never used it. Perhaps you should try it, if you already have it, and let us know how it went?
Hmm, that's a new one on me, never heard of "gluing" wires. I'll stick to the old fashioned way.
BTW, you can get a 25W soldering pencil for the price of a tube of glue.
BTW, you can get a 25W soldering pencil for the price of a tube of glue.
It's very susceptible to heat, so if can get your atty or carto to stay cool it might work. For me I still use a soldering iron, can't be beat.
Yea go old school and learn to solder at least. And I agree with Chip that glue might act as an insulator. But hey, if it works miracles let us know.
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Old thread, but wanted to add numbers on resistance. 13.16 Ohms per cubic centimeter. Definitely would not use it for a huge number of connections and would only use small amounts per connection, but for something like a box mod, the amount used would likely only add a few milliohms of resistance.
Looks neat, but solder is the tried and true method.
Old thread, but wanted to add numbers on resistance. 13.16 Ohms per cubic centimeter. Definitely would not use it for a huge number of connections and would only use small amounts per connection, but for something like a box mod, the amount used would likely only add a few milliohms of resistance.
Looks neat, but solder is the tried and true method.
That stuff sucks big time . I have some i got a long time ago because of talks about it and i will never touch it again . I do electronics work for a living too . That stuff is like water thin and takes a couple days to cure so that alone makes it useless . Who wants to wait 2 days for something that could be soldered in two seconds . I can etch boards faster then letting that cure . lol
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