Encapsulated Wirejoints
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W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
• Motivation: To use existing “proven” glass joints but protect them from chemical attack
• Design:• start with standard joint• surround with Mylar heatshrink tubing
• not protective, just to contain glue• fill with Stycast 1266 (potting glue)
• covers whole joint with extra at ends• glue must be low viscosity
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Procedure:1. set up wires with joints on racks2. Mylar tube already on wire near joint3. capillary action fills tube with glue4. slide filled tube over joint, center it5. apply heat (~120 ºC) to shrink tube,
force out some glue at ends6. wipe off excess glue7. inspection8. allow glue to cure overnight9. string directly out of storage rack
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Prototype setup:• have encapsulated ~ 100 joints
camera
Heated copper block
wires
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Closeup of heater block and joints• air 6 mm above block ~120 ºC• tube shrinks in ~ 3 seconds• too hot for too long hardens glue
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
• Tubing is .46 mm i.d. x .013 mm wall x 10 mm long before shrinking
1 mm
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
After heat shrinking:• finished length ~ 8 mm• finished diameter ~ .4 mm
• Quality control:• ends of glass must have > .3 mm glue• no air channels• tubing fully shrunk• no protruding glue on outer surface
glass joint ends
glue barrier Glue barrier
excess glue gets wiped off
air
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Example of quality inspection: (all in mm)Wire # Left tubing Left glue Right glue Right tubing
1 3.2 1.6 -0.4 -0.4
2 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.6
3 2.8 2.0 0.1 0.4
4 2.0 1.6 2.0 2.0
5 2.4 1.6 0.4 0.4
6 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.4
7 2.4 2.0 1.2 1.2
8 2.4 1.2 2.4 2.8
9 2.0 2.0 1.6 2.8
10 2.8 2.0 0.8 1.2
11 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.4
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Wire # 3 from table – rejected:
“6.0”
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Quality problems:• asymmetry of tube position• glue beads left on wire – will this
section be inside center wire support?
• Stringing implications:• joints are longer and fatter – more
friction through twisters• not stringing from continuous spool –
cleaning implications?
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Advantages:• uses strong glass-to-wire bond• protection by approved glue• uses existing inventory of joints• relatively “low-tech”• encapsulation is “batch” process• could be done at stringing sites
Disadvantages:• larger size of finished joint• extra dead region from glue beads?• cost, time add to existing budget for
glass joints, not instead of• shipping/storage/cleaning/stringing
uses rack system instead of spools
W. EbensteinDuke University
Title: (AIATL_LOGO2.eps)Creator: Adobe Illustrator(r) 6.0CreationDate: (4/3/97) (11:26 AM)
Encapsulated Wirejoints
Estimate of cost / time:• new tooling:
• setup racks for wires, with auto. tensioning• inspection microscopy• glue application system, centering jigs• heating system to evenly shrink whole batch
• shrink tubing: ~ $0.20 each• labor (add to existing joints)
• ~ 1 hour for batch of 30 wires:• slightly slower glass joint production to add
tubes on wires• possible slower stringing if joints get stuck in
twisters
Continuing work:• trying different tubing (.36 mm diam)• trying to develop tooling to cure
asymmetry / high rejection rate