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| Charkel:
I love silicone wiring but it's quite expensive. I was thinking about contacting some chinese supplier to buy a big roll of it. But only if it will last me for years without getting hard or something. Old soldering irons still has pretty good feel to the cable so I wonder.. Anyone have any experience? :) |
| Chriss:
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.. Sent from my GT-I8260 using Tapatalk |
| Jwillis:
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. |
| agehall:
Unless you have a known supplier in China, I would not consider doing this. Buying from random vendors at Ali Express will most likely not give the results you want in this case. |
| ebastler:
--- Quote from: Jwillis on April 27, 2018, 01:51:42 am ---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. --- End quote --- Could you share you supplier's name? Thanks! |
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