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Wire Glue?
SavannahLion:
I came across this during a Google search today. Has anyone used this stuff?
Sciplus 400 Electrically Conductive Soldering Gun Wire in a Jar
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/b70c/
http://www.amazon.com/Sciplus-Electrically-Conductive-Soldering-Wire/dp/B000Z9H7ZW
The reviews seem to be split right down the middle on whether it works. I'm thinking it might be ideal to teach the kid how to wire up some ultra basic circuits without risking burns to her or a death to me.
On a pleasant side note, this might be a useful (or cheap or quick) way for someone to wire up their cabinet without investing significant sums of money in a soldering kit. Or someone not comfortable with soldering molten lead. But given the reviews, a DMM would be a requirement? You're going to need one anyways.
I dunno, thought I'd mention this particular product and see if anyone actually used it.
Why am I asking?
Reading this is optional..
Short story, my adopted twelve year old is an air head. We've nicknamed her Little Gold Fish... or at least I have. She's been pestering me to teach her the rudiments of circuit building. Which is fine and dandy but the concept of bread boards totally escapes her anew each and every day (think, "50 First Dates", and you get the idea.). She does, however, seem OK with my air wiring as she can physically follow the leads. I'm going to dig out some scrap wood boards and penny nails and see if that can get some more info hammered into her head.
Soldering is not an option for this one... I'm not kidding...
Nephasth:
I've used something similar. It took a torch to "activate" it. It worked, but I would rather solder if given the option.
Howard_Casto:
I haven't used it, but I know people who have played around with it. According to them it's essentially fabric "puffy" paint with some conductive dust mixed it. So it has all the pitfalls of fabric paint (can shrink, might not adhere well, temperature sensitive ect...) It isn't really suited for high level electronics because the resistance of the "wire" is uneven due to the fact that it's in a suspension instead of a solid wire.
Gray_Area:
When someone asks me about doing something, I ask them why they want to do it. If they give a lame answer, I say something like, 'Nothing's telling me you want to do it.' My mom does this all the time, and I tell her there are all kinds of online resources to help her. Ergo, I'm not going to.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on May 26, 2013, 05:05:25 pm ---When someone asks me about doing something, I ask them why they want to do it. If they give a lame answer, I say something like, 'Nothing's telling me you want to do it.' My mom does this all the time, and I tell her there are all kinds of online resources to help her. Ergo, I'm not going to.
--- End quote ---
Yet you answer to tell me you're not going to answer? Isn't that lame in and of itself? :dunno
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