How hot does the solder need to be to burn off magnet wire insulation? I have my soldering station set to 710 degrees, and that does not seem to be enough when I try the “blob on end of iron” method.
Doug, W0UHU. > On 24Dec, 2021, at 8:47 AM, jerry <je...@tr2.com> wrote: > > On 2021-12-23 20:49, SteveL wrote: >> Jerry, >> Years ago when I built my K2, somewhere I learned a Hakko 808 >> desolating tool was also an excellent enameled wire stripper and >> tinning device. The 808 has been replaced by the FR-301 but I would >> expect similar results from this newer tool. Either are stand-alone >> desoldering guns with heated hollow tip and built in vacuum. > > *** And there are Chinese copies available. I got one, it works just > fine. I never thought of using it to strip magnet wire! Gotta go try that. > > The spinning stripper tool works great for wire thicker than 24AWG or so. > But for > thin "receiver" wires it just breaks them off. > > - Jerry KF6VB > ______________________________________________________________ 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
