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KL27x:
^No Marge. I told you, I have spare couch feet here, somewhere. You didn't have to buy them. Ahh, fine. Well, give me those leftover couch feet and I'll start a new coffee can.

IDEngineer:

--- Quote from: David Hess on June 08, 2019, 04:58:22 am ---
--- Quote from: maginnovision on June 08, 2019, 04:45:20 am ---When you are looking for reliability you can always "glue" it down with some solder-able conformal coat removes issues with vibration.
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Super glue works well for this.
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Even better in my experience is the cyanoacrylate (super glue) that is UV cured. I find regular superglue that isn't squished between two objects takes a long time to cure. But for applications like this those little UV pens are amazing. Can be purchased locally for several dollars each, or eBay for a buck or two if you're willing to wait for Chinese shipping. You can put a "drop" in a certain place, run the wire through it, illuminate it for 4-5 seconds, and it will cure in that same shape while holding the (now) embedded wire in place. We keep a bunch of these around for all sorts of purposes. Extremely useful.

Nothing special about this one, just the first that came up on eBay. Home Depot and other hardware stores stock them too.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Quick-5-Second-Fix-UV-Light-Repair-Tool-Glue-Refill-Liquid-DIY-TOOL-Welding-Kit/163048072567?hash=item25f66c2577:m:m47NcPPjPE4LQV0kgyXLmPg

fixit7:

--- Quote from: IDEngineer on June 10, 2019, 10:28:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: David Hess on June 08, 2019, 04:58:22 am ---
--- Quote from: maginnovision on June 08, 2019, 04:45:20 am ---When you are looking for reliability you can always "glue" it down with some solder-able conformal coat removes issues with vibration.
--- End quote ---
Super glue works well for this.
--- End quote ---
Even better in my experience is the cyanoacrylate (super glue) that is UV cured. I find regular superglue that isn't squished between two objects takes a long time to cure. But for applications like this those little UV pens are amazing. Can be purchased locally for several dollars each, or eBay for a buck or two if you're willing to wait for Chinese shipping. You can put a "drop" in a certain place, run the wire through it, illuminate it for 4-5 seconds, and it will cure in that same shape while holding the (now) embedded wire in place. We keep a bunch of these around for all sorts of purposes. Extremely useful.

Nothing special about this one, just the first that came up on eBay. Home Depot and other hardware stores stock them too.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Quick-5-Second-Fix-UV-Light-Repair-Tool-Glue-Refill-Liquid-DIY-TOOL-Welding-Kit/163048072567?hash=item25f66c2577:m:m47NcPPjPE4LQV0kgyXLmPg

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You are handy as a pocket.

KL27x:

--- Quote ---Even better in my experience is the cyanoacrylate (super glue) that is UV cured. I find regular superglue that isn't squished between two objects takes a long time to cure.
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You don't need special glue. All you have to do is sprinkle some baking soda onto the glue.

IDEngineer:

--- Quote from: KL27x on June 10, 2019, 11:22:22 pm ---
--- Quote ---Even better in my experience is the cyanoacrylate (super glue) that is UV cured. I find regular superglue that isn't squished between two objects takes a long time to cure.
--- End quote ---
You don't need special glue. All you have to do is sprinkle some baking soda onto the glue.

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Interesting! But UV light cleans up way easier than baking soda when I'm done.  :)

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