| When you have not worked with silver wire before, you will notice
it will bend different than copper wire. Although this is a litz
wire, it bends like a solid copper wire. This means you can bend
it in any shape you want it, and it will stay like this.
Though it has a feeling like solid wire, it is still a litz wire, so it
won't break even after bending very many times. Also
at the point where it is soldered it will not break off. Much better
than copper litz.
You can model single wires, or make a nice cable tree from it. A cable tree won't need to be mounted to the chassis, because it will form a solid contruction, that is held in place by the soldered wire ends. For best results it is recommended to solder it with "silver" solder. This is no pure silver solder, but an alloy containing silver. Litz wires are best soldered with liquid solder flux, and not with solder with resin core. |
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These are all tools you need. A new, sharp wire cutter, cotton wire as used for sewing machines, and normal white wood glue. You can use a black cotton wire, or use one in the color of the cables. |
Here is where to start. This cable is just cut off with a scissor. Not very nice... |
![]() Attention: Make sure you don't push back the cotton isolation. |
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Apply one drop of glue, and lay the wire as in the picture on the left. |
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3) The short end of the wire will be as in the picture. Start rolling
the long end from the left to the right, until the wire is fully covered.
Cover 10mm (0.4Inch).
When you have done that, it will look as in the next picture. |
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Now, cut off the loose ends. |
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Apply another drop of glue on the cotton, with your fingers. After this, it will look as in the next picture. |
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Let it dry for one minute. The glue will dry quickly, and is clear
when dry.
No need for a perfect end, we will cut this off anyway.
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Cut off 5mm (0.2 Inch) with a razor blade or a very sharp knife.
Don't try with an old unsharp knife, the Teflon is too hard, and
you will get no nice result.
You need a real sharp new blade for this. Because silver is harder than copper, you will not cut off the litz strands by mistake. This is nice about silver. |
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When you're ready, the Silver Litz looks out shiny and bright
out of the cable. FINISHED!
The first wire end will take you some time, but you will see it goes very quick after some practice, and you will finish a wire in about one minute. The result is really wonderful, and reminds of 1920's radios and instruments, when manufacturers had still time to do this termination by hand. |
| For SOLDERING, don't worry about soldering this cable at high temperatures. Both the Teflon and the cotton isolation can take it. | HINT for soldering with silver solder. Silver solder will not creep so quickly inside a litz wire, as you may know from lead solder. For best results the silver litz is dipped in liquid flux before soldering. This will make the solder creep inside the litz wires. We offer a liquid resin flux in a bottle, with a small brush. You can use this flux adidtional to any normal flux core solder, or with solid silver solder. When using solid silver solder only, you need to apply more flux. |