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Re: [TCML] Source for copper hardware



Dave Leddon wrote:
Jim,
You've got a couple of really good suggestions here. I have everything needed to do silver brazing, except the bottles, which I can retrieve the next time I'm in Las Vegas. So this would be a no cost solution. However, there is one undesirable aspect of soldering lugs that might also apply to brazing. Solder can wick up the wire and inch or two resulting in an inflexible cable near the termination. A small thing but it always bugged me. And then there's the damage to the insulation which could be great at brazing temperatures. Your other suggestion that I get the connections crimped at my local welding store has great merit since I usually buy my lugs there anyway. But maybe the best solution, since I seem to be fabricating a lot of heavy-duty cables lately, would be to buy one of these:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=66150


Yep.. crimp it yourself.
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