8 Jan
2015
8 Jan
'15
3:23 p.m.
On Wed, 07 Jan 2015 23:41:59 +0100, Simon Claessen wrote:
well,
Good news always has some bad news as well. After careful examining of
the 952 (no, not 850...) pins, I found 52 broken ones. As they are made
of a gold plated springy metal wire, I needed to find a replacement.
Size: 0,5mm diameter.
Guitar wires are out. They are way to flexible. I opted for fosfor
bronze wire, but could not find it in the shops in Amsterdam. Then I
stubled upon a shop selling beads and stuff to make bracelets and
earrings. They sell "memory wire", A very tough silver coated wire of
0.6mm. I have no idea what the alloy is, but the mechanical
characteristics are not bad.
The first clip I made fitted surprisingly good. now to find some time to
bend another 51...
Oh well.
[snip]
Simon,
"Memory wire" is also known as Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_titanium>. The Wikipedia page
might give you the characteristics you may need.
Bob