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	Texrat	2011-08-19 , 16:41
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Originally Posted by abill_uk

Is easy to tin the jacket, just scrape it with a needle if need be and use solder flux or solder acid to make sure the solder "tins" the metal soldering it down to earth before you epoxy it but i still feel epoxy is messy and has a life span before going brittle and cracking up.

Use an epoxy needle-type dispenser to avoid mess (I used them successfully in numerous assemblies)... also, most epoxies will outlive the device.

EDIT: my other reason for focusing on epoxy is that more owners will be able to apply that than solder.

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