Ingenious Self Soldering Sleeves! (A Very Old Invention) - ElementalMaker
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- Modern equivalent can be found here amzn.to/2YVNHsT Taking a look at an awesome old field soldering device called a self soldering sleeve. Its a completely self contained apparatus for making strong and reliable soldered field connections.
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SOE (Special operations executive)was indeed British and was part of the ministry of economic warfare. It was basically a covert warfare organisation which delt in reconnaissance, espionage, sabotage and irregular warfare working with the various resistance groups throughout axis occupied areas.
Have you thought about trying to make your own?
Chances are the pt is just comp b that's what was pretty much ubiquitous, probably worth a Google
I prefer offerings of used capacitors at my shrine, thank you.
@@drumkommandr9779 will exploded capacitors suffice?
They trained boy scouts to use these to repair telephone lines before, during & after WW2...
Back when Boy Scouts were based in reality, apparently.
Now thats the kind of history I love learning about this kind of stuff! Thank you for sharing, and if you have any more info on them please share since I can't find squat on these.
I can see it now, a boy scout with s pair of dirty strippers in a field somewhere working on his cable.
@@davejob630 that's the life.
That was back when the BSA were one of the last lines of defense.
That is a really cool trick. Thanks for the demo.
Ben, can you replicate this 'device' ?or nah, not worth time?
"It smells pretty unique" *drops dead*
Still kicking!
ElementalMaker Da! Strontium makes you stronk!
the small print: ""in case of attack, this can also be used as poisonous gas grenades"
@@ElementalMaker smells like unique powder? lol
Why does it feel like I'm watching a Harbor Freight version of AvE?
You have, minus all the character and vocabulary... no prick on ice, in a vice.
Burn!
right channellocks not knipex, dollar store square not starrett, hes got the olfa mat going 2
Lol...... I don't do comments, but when I do......
Isnt this his other channel.
Can't believe you didn't cut it open to see how it flowed, Inquiring minds want to know!
I'll do a follow up!
And ohm it out!
Voltage drop test too!
Would have been interesting, but it'll be more interesting to see one cut open that's done correctly. Turns out there was a *reason* the instructions started with "Remove insulation at least 1/4 inch more than half length of sleeve."
Maybe they should have started with "Read entire 1.5 inches of instructions before lighting anything on fire."
Surprised they did not use a truly smokeless composition. There are thermite mixtures that would work, there are also metal alloys which produce considerable heat as they form. Both find application in smokeless delay fuses for explosive detonators.
I was shown how to use these during training in the Royal Signals, this would have been in the early 70's. We used D10 cable which is a general purpose telephone type cable have a mixture of copper and steel strands. When the solder melts you have to push the wires in, the problem is this forces some of the solder out and if you're not careful goes all over you hands
Thanks for the info. The instructions certainly didn't seem to be aimed at using this with a solid core wire. Quite interesting that they have a mixture of copper and steel strands.
Did that on more than one occasion
Ah, a fellow Ex-Telecommunications Lineman. I was also in the Signals Corps, in the Canadian Forces from 1996 - 2003 and we very rarely soldered anything unless it was for connectors, the board, etc. We always did mechanical splicing by hand on our field cable as well, which was also a mixture of steel and copper. Copper to carry the current and steel to hold the splice together. Then electrical tape from center to left, from left to center, from center to right, and then right back to center and then you have a waterproof splice... if it's done properly and not -40 degrees celsius. ;)
@@HashanGayasri Copper was for conductivity, steel was for strength, you could be pulling out 800m of the stuff.
I was in Germany 1985-1989, still being issued! Came in soldered tin boxes, each connector and striker being encased in a thin lead tube you could tear open.
Burns like self vulcanizing bicycle tire patches in the 60's.
"I can't identify the smell, pretty unique"
Drops dead
go away
A good rule of thumb...when trying something new...read all instructions completely once before trying.
Yeah, "Last Step: Don't forget to put the insulation tube over the cable before striking the bulge." :D
That sounds boring!
You sound like my wife
Take away his man card!!! Never allowed to read instructions, only peek at the pictures!
Ronald Thompson Yes he was almost willfully ignoring the instructions, or half reading them and getting it wrong. But all forgiven, interesting to see,
Huh, my grandfather had boxes of these. Was still using them as late as the 1980s to do things on the farm.... mostly repairing this one tractor. It was probably 70% solder by weight.
The tractor, that is - not the sleeves.
These connectors used the same composition as Matches Fuzee, which were used to light safety fuze and came in the same boxes. I think they were made in one of the UK Ordnance factories. I was never aware of them being used to connect demolition circuits which were generally not long enough to need joining. They were mainly used to connect telephone circuits which needed to be soldered to stop noise interference and loss of signal from dry joints. In the period just after the War, the Royal Signals were running huge field telephone networks as all the civil systems were trashed. I knew a guy whose job was to run the line from Le Havre to Marseilles. It was strung on trees etc at the side of the road and was kept going by a platoon of guys with jeeps for around eight months until the French telephone authorities got their act together..
I have been looking for the composition of the heating element.. the closest I can get is magnesium, linseed oil, strontium nitrate, rubber and pvc, but this may not be it! I will keep looking!
You might want to check out the old hot patch system used to patch inner tubes. Worked in much the same way, and could be picked up at any hardware/auto parts store.
The last time I saw these was the late 1980s as part of a Damage Control Electricians kit.
This is the first time I've seen it used.
This gave me flashbacks to late 1990s history channel. Not the crap they play now. Great job!
“The Bible shows signs that extraterrestrial aliens lives here” history channel in a nutshell. (Forged in fire is entertaining tho)
“They pick great leaders across the world.” Yeah, whether the locals agree or not! 😂
Do the CIA actually pick them or do they just make sure the picked ones get in charge?
jmalmsten both. It depends on if the current regime is stable and positive for American interests, if so then make sure they stay in charge. If the regime is unstable or acts in a manner contrary to American interests then it’s time to pick a new leader! 😂 Standard Empire tactics. The UK used to do same back in their day.
@@jmalmsten Historically, they have actually chosen the person - even if it's usually a person or people from the correct culture with something you could almost call legitimacy if you squint - before overthrowing the legitimate government of the region and installing them. For most of the last seventy years, the people they have typically installed have been fascists, because fascists are usually anti-communist and that was the only criteria the CIA and American Government were interested in from any foreign government for most of the 20th century. That Iran eventually overthrew their CIA-appointed dictator is the reason why America hates Iran today, for whatever insane reason.
Zing!!
Yeah like Hitler, Hirohito, Ante Pavelić, and Mussolini, right? 🤔
You place shrink tubing over that and seal it up I could see that lasting a long time. How cool, especially when you think when it was created and for work in unsafe places. I watch the burning 5 times. What a beautiful complete package. Thanks for sharing this
Periodic videos actually has a video about these too. The professor had some left over from when he served and he demonstrated how they worked and gave some insight into them, their use and who used them. You should check that video out. Very interesting and I was so excited when I saw that you had some. Very cool!
Do you have a link to that video please?
@@jayytee8062, you'll have to fast forward a bit unless you want to learn a lot about tin. Which, who doesn't want to learn about tin? Lol! czcams.com/video/rXZscASelkc/video.html
@@BackYardScience2000
Thanks buddy!
@@jayytee8062 you're welcome. ☺
@@BackYardScience2000 Oh, how I love the community here! I came in a little late but nearly everything I cared to comment while I was watching was already said.
The timestamp for the video that you linked is about 2 : 45.
"For ease of insertion" Demonetized
"The old dirty stripper"
As a truck driver/logger I can confirm these are needed in the modern day
I have been doing basic electronics for over 20yrs and would LOVE these.
That led me on the path to the SOE's wiki page; They were supposedly known by the nicknames: "The Baker Street Irregulars"
,"Churchill's Secret Army", and best of all: "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare"
Love those names lol, I'll have up do a deep dive on the SOE
There's an old SOE airbase just down the road from me where they used to fly Lysanders at night to drop off the saboteurs behind the enemy lines. The Lizzies were all painted black and flew without lights, must have taken some cahonas to do that!
Dang I always was fascinated at the things soilders used during WWII, but never seen these before! This is so cool! It's kind of mind boggling they thought this stuff out back then and we never knew lol
whoaa, really ingenious way of doing a portable field soldering join system, really cool to see this super practical old tech.
Thanks for sharing this cool relic!
As it was firing, I was screaming "push the wires in!" at the screen. For current usage, though, there's wago push-in connectors. Easier, quieter, no smoke, and can be removed.
Yeah I read the instructions as well.
And there's these bring-your-own-heat type: www.amazon.com/Wirefy-Solder-Seal-Wire-Connectors/dp/B01M0EZBYQ/
But solder is far more reliable and solid, couple with some shrink sleve and a lighter and you're golden
@@mbirth but they don't have pyrotechnics on them? Disappointing):
I was just thinking the other day " well uncle bumblefrick hasn't uploaded in a while" and now we're blessed with this
Sub and be a patron (to AvE) and you'll get plenty of uploads
Surely these two blokes are related... 🤣
@@jasonthompson869 separated at birth🤣
Nah, it's a copy cat
Can tell you were never in the military. Always read the instructions from start to finish before you do anything. Always loved it when people wrote their names down on the test sheet only to get to the bottom of the test where it says "do not write anything down on this paper, place it face down and wait for further instruction."
What a neat little device! Excellent video; thank you!
i think you should make some :D or just one massive one with 15mm tube
That's the plan!
@@ElementalMaker Yes! Hopefully you can come up with one that can be made from readily available materials... you know... for science
@@ElementalMaker be interested in the compound used aswell always handy to know this stuff
@@TheMrgoughy the FBI wants to know your location.
@@extracrazyguy good to know. I'm in the uk
I can use my XRay spectrometer to determine the composition of the solder, should you be interested in that.
Holy smokes that would be absolutely awesome! How can I go about contacting you?
@@ElementalMaker i have sent an email to the email address listed in your about section.
@@lbochtler please let us know the results! (If you ever get them)
Every home needs a xray spectrometer for sure! :)
Everyone has a spectrometer in the garage😋
Thanks for the upload - very ingenious !!!
That's a cool little device and it works well. Great video.
Best Friday ever!
"It's goddamn ingenious."
I agree, and after watching this I am going to make some of these myself. I will use "rub cloth" as my igniting element. But you know, they make these things that create a strong electrical connection with just a screwdriver and a blowtorch. The shrink wrap on them has a flexible glue that melts and seals the connection so it's waterproof and suitable for direct burial. Electrician stuff.
Very cool!
Oh, those sleeves with solder beads? I'm mostly concerned about the heat tolerance of those. Otherwise, you can probably make a neat line up of these products for heat tolerances.
Lemme know if you ship these to Shetland or found anyone else making these
i've achieved similar waterproofing by slicing up hot glue sticks, an d sticking the pieces in the heatshrink around the wire before i heated it.
Used these in the UK in the Civil Defence Corps and Army for joining field telephone cables. Standard cable then was a twisted pair which contained 7 steel strands and one copper. This was covered in flexible plastic and a woven cloth outer. For strength the cable pair was knotted together, then the ends stripped before jointing. After soldering the cable was insulated with pvc tape or self amalgamated tape, before covering in two layers of cloth insulating tape. I served in bot the Civil Defence Corps headquarters section doing field cable and also in the Royal Signals. We never used solid conductors, for which the self-soldering sleeves were not designed.
That is interesting. I worked on aircraft nav/com in the Navy. In a pinch, we would use a Bic lighter to solder an electrical connection. (We'd use plastic shrink tubing to make the connection water resistant.) The keys were to generously 'tin' the wires before soldering (which is all the solder you need) and have steady hands.
These are really cool, I'd love to see a modern version. There are those heat shrink tubes with solder in them, but they dont seem as effective and they require an external heat source
Who else heard AvE in your head yelling "Focus you F---!" at the camera whenever it was out of focus?
I was thinking JUST FOCUS ALREADY
Nobody
It's really worth it for a CZcamsr to invest in at least a cheap DSLR camera that is easy to focus manually. It would take less than 2 seconds to change the focus in between shots and there would be no risk of this ever happening.
Yes... I'd like to see AVE review this .. lol
What a bowl of laughs....
Yup. I was disappointed by the lack of swearing, creative metaphors, and word substitutions. Hearted to see the lack of focus, though.
This is really amazing! I had no idea a way to solder like this existed. Wow! The low-violence flameless burn was also really neat to see!
The fact that you posted a still of the directions made me subscribe. Hell yea
Fricken nice! Now to make my own with sparklers and pinch of thermite.
This is cool AF! Didn't know this existed. I would gladly buy these for field work as a massive time saver.
Jaw-dropping COOL! Thank you!
Wait a sec, you're not him. Who the hell is this guy?
VaE.
That's what I thought! I was waiting for a "Gentlemen! insert Canuk humor" But got "Hey its Texas."
Like a glitch in the matrix. Something changed.
I thought this was AvE for the first 20 seconds and then he opened the package normally
I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing.
So I just came across your channel a couple weeks ago and I've been vigorously looking through your videos and I must say how much I enjoy your channel as well as the humor. It's fuckin great
Thanks Nick!
now you send the solder that fell out to Cody and he’ll tell ya the solder composition via his xray fluorescence spectrometer
It took me 3 minutes to realize that this isnt just ave with a cold
love this - thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Didn't know this kind of stuff existed. I collect all sorts of stuff from WWII. Thanks, for sharing.
Dirty strippers are often dull in my experience... lol
I always like it when they surprise me and are sharp. It always makes for a more entertaining experience.
it;s because they are always laying on desktops.
Nah mate, they're usually the most entertaining in my experience.
Very cool! The design of that knife looks a little familiar :)
You don’t say?
A finland pukko?
Very nice
Oh wow, It's my first time to see this! So cool!
Very interesting and amazing old tech :) thanks for sharing!
When you finally got them out of the package I was expecting to hear "Time!".
LOL
He sounds like joe swanson. Im just waiting for him to say “hey peter.”
Omg...excellent observation!
I was gonna say Seth Rogen!
That's what I thought
That wud make a nice contribution to a local military history museum. Keep the soldered joint with the original box as an example of how it works.
Thank you my dude! that was an awesome little piece of history, pure sense of elation from seeing it function
I’ve seen a Canadian with very similar content.
Dogma that AvE guy, he’s a damn copycat!!! Don’t trust him! 😂😂
You're at a Kmart version of AvE
@@firstnamelastname9097 yeah but AvE is a walmart version of AvE lol. Dewclaw is the one running the show over there. God damn sparkies.
they still them in the British Army, when we used G10 wire for telephone system, this this was up to the 90s, when i left
Awesome video by the way!!
That was amazingly impressive, really love that, thanks for sharing this.
With this video first started I thought I was watching AVE until the guy started speaking. It seems like their video style is very similar
Just what I thought 😂
I thought I was till I read your comment
I think this Ave. He changed his stuff. Meaning the sex change has finally started to take. Explains his voice sounding different.
Looks like AvE finally made it big and now has copy cats 🤣
Nah, AvE knows that the word is Solder. This bloke used Solder in the title but still pronounced it Sodder.
What a great example of good, old ingenuity! No surprise some idiots nowadays, who can't imagine life without computers and smartphones, don't believe people could build great pyramids or go to the moon in the 60s...
this is really cool and I love stuff like this no matter how obscure.
That's friggen awesome! They were pretty advanced back in the day!
Knew it wasn’t Ave when I didn’t hear “Focus You FK”!
AVE where did your special treat at the start of the video and "TIME!" go? This isn't like you.
A bad knock off for sure
Cambodian tire version of our fine Canuckistan leader..
Ol' Elemental doesn't even have the China Export logo on him.
“Elegant” in the context of ingenious solutions is my favorite word :)
What an amazing idea, and its so simple in hindsight
You're meant to push the wires in as its melting. Step 5. RTFM :D
These were used by me in the British army during the late sixties early seventies
part of a army linesman's repair kit, used to to carry out temporary joint repair to field telephone cable D10
That was awesome!
If it doesn't exist on the market today, there sure is room for it I would think!
That was incredible to see. I had no idea this technology existed. You are right. Ingenious. Thanks.
I wish my wife approved of me playing w/ dirty strippers, headshops, & good joints! Lucky man, u are. 😉
me too
I just found the right wife and got her involved in all three. Happy wife, happy life, indeed!
Just do it, you can take one of those locker for 5$ a month and do it there and if it's a out door one you can use that place to store the alcohol you don't want to get drink by your house mate.
I scrolled the comments just to look for someone mentioning the head shop. I wonder if most people here even know what that is
I see someone's taken a page from Amazon's book of package wrapping.
This is an awesome consumable, I agree they'd be cool today, also very quick.
I’m glad this was in my recommendations. Great channel👍
I thought I was watching AvE for a moment 🤣 good vid.
"Why aren't thet doing it anymore?"
Cause Strontium vapor is highly toxic or some similar issue they didn't care much about in 1943 I guess?
Strontium behaves like calcium in the human body. It is used just like calcium, but the body will replace it with calcium if it can. Nothing in that mixture is toxic. Everything is useful to the human body.
@@beyondwhatisknown I guess I'll go vape some igniting solder tonight
Build a rocket engine and load strontium pyro material extracted from a road flare into the nose then light it off at night in front of the neighbourhood kids and smell the rocketwash for full enjoyment.
It is not highly toxic. Strontium is only toxic with regular exposure in relative large quantities. Occasional use of these devices is perfectly fine. That's why they still use strontium in fireworks and tracer rounds.
you can consume strontium in ash based drinks. Some people swear by it, saying it makes stronger bones. (2 cups water, 1 tbsp ash, 1tbsp cheap ass red wine gone to vinegar) I can't speak to the vapor
That's impressive such a clean even burn and something from the 60s is still pretty old and impressive props to whoever kept these safe all that time
Wow what a cool little piece of technology!
Why is this so much like AvE but not? I'm confused.
I know, right!? But, he’s not teabag. Less pervy jokes, and AvE has been getting a little gun-heavy lately.
Money.
Its the green blotter on the table.
Same as AvE's.
I thought this was AvE for a second.
Actually these were used for communication wire. The UK used D10 multi-strand steel comms wire. I last used these in the late 80s/early 90s. They work best with multi-strand wire. Once you’ve stripped and prepped the wire and pushed the wires into the sleeve, you need to be quick! Strike the match head then pick the joint up with wires inserted, then push the 2 wires towards each other to get as close to butting the wires as possible. Solder will flow out but you’ll get a much more secure joint. Good luck: thanks for a great channel!
that's so cool!
"Smells pretty unique"... smells like poisoning
I was waiting for a "FOCUS you ...."
The Ave feel is strong
That's pretty cool, thanks for trying one out and recording it for us!
It was beautiful definitely should bring them back
"We have a treat especial!"
This is like diet AvE!
AvE lite!
Only thing missing is a "gentlemenssss welcome".
Skookum vid tho!
Release that schmoo!
That'll rattle your teeth from downstairs.
lol your setup and how you did this makes me think of AvE and wow am I subbed now. Can't wait for more.
Very cool. Great video
you remind me of AvE, but not Canadian
and not arrogant
@@PuerRidcully yeah that makes sense
Same guy. This is the channel he uses when he is sober.
@@PuerRidcully To be fair, only to engineers, scientists, metrologists, and really anyone who actually understands what's going on
"they pick great leaders across the world"
Lost it
Looks like a precursor to the more modern heat-shrink splices that you solder with a gas torch. Neat to see!
Great video. That burning substance is reminiscent of when they used to apply patches to repair vehicle inner tubes back in the 60's and before. They would clamp the rubber patch over the hole with a metal clamp and the light the back of the patch to generate heat to create the vulcanization.