Enameled wire is pain to strip mechanically. Back in my school days we used a pill of Aspirin and push the end of enameled wire shortly onto it with hot solder iron. Aspirin would melt and eat away the enamel, easing the tining process. Fumes are not nice to inhale, though. @Gideon if you prefer protoboards, you can try kynar wire. A 30-gauge spool of it is not expensive, strips off easily and solders even easier.
Tomislav On 9 December 2013 02:44, Adam Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, but why use enamel coated wire in the first place? I've only ever > used it for winding inductors and transformers. I hate the stuff. Dipping > in molten solder usually works to remove the enamel, with a clean-up pass > using sandpaper. > My favorite protoboard wire is the old 80-wire PATA ribbon cables. In > Seattle, I can buy the ribbon cable for $1, giving me quite a bit of good > wire for the price. The wires easily separate with fingernails and the > insulation easily strips with fingernails too. Avoid the 40-wire version, > those use stranded wire instead of solid-core. > > -Adam > > > On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 3:02 PM, AlexTsekenis <[email protected]>wrote: > >> For any diameter of enamel-coated wire larger than a strand of hair, the >> burnt enamel should be removed to expose the copper. Otherwise solder >> wetting will be poor and the soldering process frustrating. >> You can do this using fine sandpaper, a file, or a sharp knife. Burning >> the enamel first makes removal easier. For thin wires the soldering iron is >> adequate. Larger diameters require a lighter. Even large diameters a small >> blowtorch. Tin the wire prior to soldering using a generous amount of flux. >> This will also show you if you did a good job scrapping off the burnt >> enamel. >> >> Alex >> >> On Sunday, December 8, 2013 10:55:05 PM UTC, Gideon Wackers wrote: >>> >>> Well the first board is filled with tubes, and my head is filled with >>> headache from peering at the board.. The enameled wire was very hard to >>> solder even after burning off the enamel layer. Although I do not dare to >>> show the abomination that I call "soldering" the tubes are all connected. >>> Don't worry I know how to solder, but the enamel wire was giving me a very >>> hard time. The nice thing about the enamel wire was that it was easy to go >>> through the forest of component legs. I'm off to bed. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/3bd64c59-b0f7-4be1-a4ec-4ced96bbff34%40googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CA%2BAY7RydOr5RoK2EA%3D-p%2B_1cDOg8V8bpJWwud5BMQreKt63d7w%40mail.gmail.com > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAChpj6zH1nRMH1GCTdcjpWqfHy39bj7FoTBC-vyELaZW7doZQA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
