How does one go about tin coating bare wire? I am not talking about solder tinning. I mean the process of the stuff that is found on guitar cable wires, old wires in general, etc.
You can look it up, I think it involves either plating it or passing it through a molten bath, similar to galvanizing.
Why do you want to do it?
Better to buy ready, wire composition and coating adhesion are important.
Why do you want to do it?
Better to buy ready, wire composition and coating adhesion are important.
Commercial plating (much wire processing) requires "pickling" in STRONG acid to clean the base metal. Also a quantity of molten tin much larger than the wire in it at one time. If you run miles of wire the tin gets used; a home plater will have pounds of costly tin left over.
Another process (used for the first CopperWeld) is to plate the 1/4" BARS before going to the wire-draw mill. Wire-mills are costly; the story of electricity is in part the story of affordable mass wire.
Another process (used for the first CopperWeld) is to plate the 1/4" BARS before going to the wire-draw mill. Wire-mills are costly; the story of electricity is in part the story of affordable mass wire.
No one makes what I want.
Tin is cheap.
The acid bath sounds interesting, need to know more on that…. And temps for tin/molten bath device.
Tin is cheap.
The acid bath sounds interesting, need to know more on that…. And temps for tin/molten bath device.
Some TV sets used tin coated wire in their harnesses, so see if the wire is available.
Why do you want to do it?
And how much wire do you want to do?
Tin Ingots are about $22 per kilo here, Iron is about $1.30...
Why do you want to do it?
And how much wire do you want to do?
Tin Ingots are about $22 per kilo here, Iron is about $1.30...
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One could use Electroless Tin plating, but probably need to suspend the wire in the solution while it plates.
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Contact the supplier. There are studies comparing how porous electroless plating is to electroplating.
I would check with the chemical supplier.
MG Chemicals, 421 - Liquid Tin: https://www.mgchemicals.com/products/electronics-prototyping/electroless-plating/421a-liquid-tin/
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I would check with the chemical supplier.
MG Chemicals, 421 - Liquid Tin: https://www.mgchemicals.com/products/electronics-prototyping/electroless-plating/421a-liquid-tin/
Bright Electroless Tin | Transene
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Interesting, thank you.
I worry a bit that it won't be enough. I'd probably want to do tens of feet at a time of a somewhat large surface area.
I worry a bit that it won't be enough. I'd probably want to do tens of feet at a time of a somewhat large surface area.
I pull bare wire through a new non metallic scouring pad to get impurities and oils off then on a ceramic tile I tin it with a very hot iron. Once you get the hang of it you can do it easily. You feed solder as you pull the wire under the iron making sure it flows. You can get it very thin or thick depending on heat and speed.