Thanks for the many replies. I should have mentioned that the wire to be
stripped comes from Elecraft in the K2 antenna tuner kit. Elecraft
recommends the solder pot or the solder iron; they discourage using a
lighter/flame.
...robert
On 6/12/2020 02:02 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft 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
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Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY
[email protected]
Syracuse, New York, USA
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