I just tried my "Solder-It" brand Butane Torch (the flaming kind, not a flashlight) for stripping the insulation and tinning magnet wire. It burned through the insulation quickly and easily, of course at 1300C (a warm 2500F) that is not too surprising. I would recommend it to anyone who has trouble with stripping/tinning magnet wire for their toroids.
The model I picked up was roughly 5 inches tall Solder-It PT-200 from Canadian Tire, but there is smaller (~3 inches tall) cheaper model called Turbo-Lite that appears to works as well just with a smaller tank. The features that sold me on getting one was the hands-free use and the electronic ignition. <http://www.solder-it.com/pt200.asp> <http://www.solder-it.com/at2056.asp> They appear to be ham owned too. <http://www.solder-it.com/qsls_on_the_web.htm> No affiliation with Solder-It other than a happy customer. -Michael Taylor VE3TIX _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
