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TonyDuell · 13th Jun 2021, 4:46 am

When I needed a cable for the cover latch on my R80 disk drive I did what G6tanuki suggests and used cut-down 'chocolate block' innards. Seems to work fine.

The nipples I bought were designed for use on a bicycle and seem to be aluminium. No solder would stick to them anyway. So I didn't bother to check if the solder would stick to the cable or not.

13th Jun 2021, 4:46 am	#6
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,224	Re: Strength of Solder for Soldering Bowden Cable Wire Nipples? When I needed a cable for the cover latch on my R80 disk drive I did what G6tanuki suggests and used cut-down 'chocolate block' innards. Seems to work fine. The nipples I bought were designed for use on a bicycle and seem to be aluminium. No solder would stick to them anyway. So I didn't bother to check if the solder would stick to the cable or not.