Hello,
Currently, I am using a cold-bonding conductive epoxy to bond stainless steel stranded wire to 1mm x 2 mm platinum contacts.
This approach works, but the epoxy doesn't hold up as well as I would have hoped.
Wondering if I could just solder the two together for a more durable connection.
From what I have read, the stainless would require a very clean surface (via flux with a strong acid) but it can be tinned with a soldering iron and regular 60/40 solder.
As for the platinum, it seems that I might need a much higher temperature (via torch) to get rid of surface oxides prior to tinning, but it is still do-able.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Currently, I am using a cold-bonding conductive epoxy to bond stainless steel stranded wire to 1mm x 2 mm platinum contacts.
This approach works, but the epoxy doesn't hold up as well as I would have hoped.
Wondering if I could just solder the two together for a more durable connection.
From what I have read, the stainless would require a very clean surface (via flux with a strong acid) but it can be tinned with a soldering iron and regular 60/40 solder.
As for the platinum, it seems that I might need a much higher temperature (via torch) to get rid of surface oxides prior to tinning, but it is still do-able.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!