Perfect information! More or less confirms what my intuition is telling me…even down to the approx temp number! (I was thinking probably in the 200°F to 250°F territory)
Now my follow-up question for you LTH Atlanta, what brand/type of wires are you experimenting with?
or
what was the brand or type cited in the source where you found this info?
did you find something that indicates that pretty much all are the same?
I’m thinking there’s no solid guarantee that my phonak wires are exactly the same as something from another brand…or even other things possibly from phonak… I just don’t know
With almost anything else, I’d probably have already jumped in and carefully experimented. Brand new $6,000 devices have me treading much more carefully than my norm.
…and great call getting some scrap wires to try…I thought about asking my audiologist for the same, but she seemed like she’d probably get defensive, or offended…She’d already answered that it WILL short out if I bend it… just my read, so I didn’t push it.
As for shielding insulation…
another thing that would work very well for shielding would be carbon felt.
it’s what welders and plumbers use to protect nearby things when welding or torching… 1/4 inch thick and you can hold it in your hand and hit it with the flame of a torch.
I have been toying with some different ideas, not forced air…something that might allow for tighter control. Adjustable soldering irons and my wife’s curling iron probably get way too hot, but there could be ways to control it down a good bit. The other idea I had was warming metal in boiling water…that would be limited to 212°F or less.
But your idea, properly shielding the delicate parts, would certainly work very well. Great idea!
Sad thing is, this most certainly is not rocket science. It shouldn’t be this hard to get a perfect fit from things that cost this much!
and
I’m betting that Mago in the earlier post was probably correct…Some audiologists probably have a purpose built tool just for this purpose. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit! I’ve gotta admit I was hoping some audiologists monitoring this might chime in with the manufacturers’ directions!