Anybody got any thoughts about the relative advantages/merits/etc. of liquid tin (if it can be purchased by an individual) and the just-add-water type of tin such as that sold by Parts Express? Can either of them be used to tin wire before crimping or are they only good for doing boards? Any brands better than others?
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Originally Posted by Thom
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TINNIT TIN PLATE TinnitTM will plate a copper clad board with a bright tin plate approximately .0004" thick. Enhances solderability. Supplied as a dry concentrate, just add water to make one pint of solution that will plate up to 600 sq. inches of copper. After being mixed, solution has approximately a 2 month life.
Why would you Tin before crimping???Can either of them be used to tin wire before crimping or are they only good for doing boards?
Rob
Silver solder.Why would you Tin before crimping???
Rob
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The "Tin before crimping," first of my quotes, comes from experiencing stranded wires falling out of crimp-on connectors, a clear indication of a marginal connection.
Unless done precisely with a proper circumferential crimping tool, the connections are unreliable. The individual strands of copper wire are also more subject to corrosion over time.
Thus, I always "tin" the lead ends, i.e., apply solder to them, to make a solid wire end for insertion into a connector before crimping.
Same with all of the speaker cable ends floating around here for insertion into binding posts and screw terminals - they're all "tinned"....
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