[Boatanchors] Litz wire question

[Darrell Brooks]

Apply a small amount of flux to the wire. Heat the daylights out of the wire with your soldering iron. Apply some solder to the iron and let it puddle around the wire. The insulation will burn off and the wire will tin.

Darrell

On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 11:28 AM, Jack Antonio <[scr287 at att.net](mailto:On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 11:28 AM, Jack Antonio <<a href=)> wrote:

> Hell all,
>
> Working on a receiver (R-114/VRC-4). I was having some
> issues with the IF, so pulled one of the cans out to inspect.
>
> And found that one of the Litz wire leads had broken where it
> soldered to the terminal lug. There is about a 1/2" loose flying
> lead out of the coil, and continuity to the other end.
>
> What would be the best way to strip the end of this flying lead,
> without stressing it too much. I'm afraid of breaking the lead where
> it comes out of the bottom of the coil.
>
> Found out that one other coil in another IF can has the same issue.
>
> Funny thing was, the receiver actually was functional, although the
> gain was a bit low, and the IF was broader than a barn. The DC paths to
> the tubes were provided by the swamping resistors.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jack