On Dec 9, 2005, at 6:54 AM, Mike Hord wrote:
> Did I mention that it needs to be EXACTLY 50mm long [+/- 0.2mm]

Is that 50mm between the near ends or the far ends of the connection?
I don't think I'd trust anything other than a crimp to not affect
the resistance of a piece of nichrome to the equivalent of .2mm; don't
you have to worry about solder and/or conductive paint wicking along
the surface and changing the effective length?

BillW
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