I've used four methods: - melt with a soldering iron - burn off with a small butane torch - scrape off with some very fine grit sandpaper - scrape off with a single edge razor blade
All work, but I typically use the sandpaper or the razor blade. With sandpaper, I just double over the sandpaper over the end of the wire, squeeze, and pull the wire out. Sometimes takes 2-3 times to get it clean. With the razor method, I hold the wire down on the workbench and carefully scrape off the insulation, scraping toward the end of the wire. I find this gives me the best control of exactly how much insulation I remove. I just reposition the wire a couple times to get it all off. takes seconds, and is not hard on the wire (provided you have a light touch). Have wound many toroids successfully with all methods. On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:03 AM Robert G Strickland via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Here's an old problem that I've never solved: how to strip the enamel > insulation from wires for winding toroids. > > The instruction say: > -dip in a solder pot which I don't have > -use a soldering iron to, presumably, burn the insulation off which has > never worked for me. > > Leaving soldering pots aside, the hot iron approach has never burned off > any insulation even with tip temp's hovering around 1000F. Just doesn't > happen. Maybe it's the soldering iron, maybe my method, but whichever, > the enamel insulation just sits there. I end up using a file to scrape > off the insulation which is tough on the wires and hard to predict when > enough is enough. Any insightful hints? Thanks much. > > ...robert > > -- > Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY > rc...@verizon.net.usa > Syracuse, New York, USA > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to dave.w...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
