Oznog
Active Member
I am trying to build a small 12V heater with nichrome wire, the wire being a ribbon from a toaster. I need to make air in the realm of 500F so the heater will need to be hotter than that, also there's going to be difficulties regulating that air temp so excursions substantially higher seem likely.
Well for one end I can use the original welded termination, but the other termination will have to be custom. Since the wire will be far above the melting point of lead solder ordinary solder cannot be used.
I'd like to weld it, but I do not know what method I might be able to carry out. I don't have a spot welder. There wouldn't be any odd tricks I could carry out with a car battery or anything is there?
I have silver jewelry solder and an oxyacetylene TinyTorch. So far that seems like the best plan, it has a flow temp of 1450F. Any flaws I'm not aware of, or am I missing a better way to do this?
Well for one end I can use the original welded termination, but the other termination will have to be custom. Since the wire will be far above the melting point of lead solder ordinary solder cannot be used.
I'd like to weld it, but I do not know what method I might be able to carry out. I don't have a spot welder. There wouldn't be any odd tricks I could carry out with a car battery or anything is there?
I have silver jewelry solder and an oxyacetylene TinyTorch. So far that seems like the best plan, it has a flow temp of 1450F. Any flaws I'm not aware of, or am I missing a better way to do this?