soldered brake cable and creme brûlée, anyone? On Sunday, December 29, 2013 8:47:15 PM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote: > > I'm a firm believer in soldering electrical connections (like the spade > connectors that go with a dynamo hub), but I've never gone as far as > soldering cable ends. > > If I did ... I think I would haul out my culinary torch, heat the end of > the cable, and apply the solder. I don't keep a pot of the molten stuff. > > Joseph_Leopold_Ratinckx_Der_Alchemist.jpg<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Joseph_Leopold_Ratinckx_Der_Alchemist.jpg> > > --Eric > campyo...@me.com <javascript:> > www.campyonly.com > www.wheelsnorth.org > Blog: http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > Twitter: @campyonlyguy > > On Dec 29, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Tom Virgil <tevi...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > So I don't like cable ends with ferrules that have nasty looking plier > pinch marks on them. In the old days, I would size the cable, cut it, dip > the end in a solder pot, wait until temperatures equalized, and the cable > ends picked up the solder by capillary action. And leave it at that. No > pinched ferrules and a very clean cable end. > > Anyone as persnickety as me? > > Tom > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > >
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