ridethelightning said:great. im interested to know what happens.vex_zg said:qwerkus said:Anyone tried to weld or solder 5*0.2mm nickel plated copper solar bus wire ? It's cheap, supposedly copper and already protected against corrosion and, with a cross sectional area of 1mm2, it should be able to handle 12A. I wonder how the plating would influence the welding process.
I just ordered, will report in few weeks.
i suspect the tinned coating might sort of explode with welding, as the current will need to be very high to weld the copper.
yeah, tin sort of boils and explodes when you weld. But It's worth a try for couple of $. Zink/nickel plating of copper seems to be easy but I haven't yet had time to explore how this plating impacts welding.