I used in the past few years ago some silicone wire from China and I can say that's crap.
1. The copper inside the wire is not the diameter what it should be, also not copper, it's some sort of aluminum or so.
2. It smells horrible bad. No way to get it out from my service room.
3. After a while the "silicone" coating start to be sticky and slicky.
4. After a year or so the "silicone" is still in good shape but start to cracking.
All in one word, pay more and buy good stuff.
I can't agree does all the china's silicone wires are same ( assume not ) but I surely won't experiment any more..
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Ok so the quality can vary a lot and some cheat with bad 'copper'. Seems china. Thx for the warning.
But what about if I really found the real serious company supplying major brands or something.
Good silicon wire shouldn't degrade over time ,Well maybe a 100 years .Not sure where Chriss got his/hers but I've been getting silcone wire form Chinese suppliers for some time and its been of very good quality.Mine is marked with the rated voltage and temperature and gauge .If it isn't marked I would just leave it.
So it should be good with a correctly made cable. With grade A silicone and copper. Will look deeply into which manufacturer I choose.
Shouldn't be to hard getting one big roll as a ''sample'' from a good manufacturer if I say i represent a big factory and I'm interested in buying tons for the future if the sample roll checks out as A++ grade after 'lab testing' silicone and copper. That would make me able to get one roll from a A-grade factory
Yea.
Actually your idea is one of tons of ideas how to check or get for free something.
Of course there are good suppliers from China too, but I have bad experience with, and the major problem for me is I won't spend any more my money and time for cheap crap. A better choice for me is to give out a bit more money and finish the job.
I must say, sometime I'm also trying suppliers and searching for good quality and price balanced.
That can end up in lucy and in disappointment, like every games.
Sometime you winner some time luser....
Make a decision, do you need the cable quickly and for finishing jour project or you investigate the market... :-)
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