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In Reply to: RE: carbon fiber in teflon posted by beautox on November 07, 2016 at 16:57:47
hey! you're the Madscientist in person!!
glad to see you here and thanks for your encouragement!!!
so, since you have a lot of expertise in soldering carbon fiber yourself,
what about giving me some hints? if that info is top secret you can always send
me a private email; promise to keep it secret!... :)
i was thinking of peeling a small peace of the end from teflon, then insert some sort
of copper coating, a small hood (like the ones i already saw in same power cords ends
before inserting them into the plugs screws), then soldering...
wadayathink?
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My guess is that those wires will sound pretty sweet in the mids, have nice bass but likely be rolled off in the highs. I suspect that they will not be real tightly wound, and likely be pretty rough quality CF (I've not tried the ones you link to, but I've tried a lot of different types).
Doing the termination the by wrapping copper foil around and then compressing with a screw terminal will work reasonably well. But don't try soldering onto the copper - the heat from the soldering will easily damage the thin carbon fibers, so best to stick to screw termination when using this technique.
All I will say is that it took me a long time to find a way to terminate CF that is sonically transparent. But I think you will get pretty good results with this wire and technique, certainly for the cost. Do report back...
Both beautox and myself understand and clearly stated that carbon fiber as a material is not capable of a solder termination method. Your idea (as I understand it to be) about using a copper crimp sleeve before inserting the material into a set-screw connector slot would be a proper way to terminate a bundle of carbon fiber strands. But be aware that carbon fiber strands are toxic to breath, so wear a breathing mask while working with the material if you choose to use it for a DIY project.
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