RE: [TCML] DUMB QUESTION OF THE DAY

["S&JY" <youngs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,
Consider drilling a hole into the dime, with a diameter slightly larger than
that of the tungsten wire, insert the wire, and with vice grips or a punch &
hammer "crimp" the dime hole to firmly hold the wire.  Or, instead of a
hole, a slot could be cut into the dime and then "crimp" the slot to firmly
hold the wire.  

--Steve Y.

-----Original Message-----
From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ed Phillips
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:53 PM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: [TCML] DUMB QUESTION OF THE DAY

    I have an application in which I'd like to be able to SOFT SOLDER a 
short piece of 0.050" tungsten wire to the rim of a dime.  This is for a 
spark gap which will never get warm but where I need to prevent erosion 
of the silver such as I'm getting now.  I've tried a Google search and 
found hints, but only hints, that it may be possible.  I could copper 
plate the stuff I think but not sure and also not sure if that would 
make it solderable.  I could also, with a lot of work, tin it with 
silver solder but that's by far the method of last resort.

    Might also be possible to spot weld it?  Doesn't matter, don't have 
the equipment.

Thanks,

Ed

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