INSANELY HOT DIY Hot Air Soldering iron @ 15 Volts DC and 3.5 amps...PART II

Step 15 How to connect element to power supply.

I recycled some connections from the heat gun and used those to create the essential connection between the element and power wires. I later discarded this rivet idea, as I wanted something later that would allow easy removal and replacement of a stuffed element. I opted to use super thin bolts and nuts and small spring washers to join the two ends together. There is nothing preventing this idea of the rivets holding the wires together if you can not find nuts and bolts small enough to do the job. Remember that they must be small enough to clear the outer metal casing...you don't want an electrical contact here...lol

Comments

[The Lightning Stalker]

How would you keep the nuts and bolts from loosening up from the thermal expansion/contraction?

[OzzyRoo]

there is none