[Elecraft] I Hate Winding Toroids

[Bob Patten]

John Smith wrote:

>All though probably not recommended by most, I found that scraping the
>enamel off and then tinning the leads worked much better for me.  The trick
>here is to ensure that you lay the wire down on a flat hard surface and
>position the knife blade at a 90 degree angle to the wire.  Apply very light
>pressure while scaping and presto - comes right off without the heat and
>inhaling enamel fumes.  You have to rotate the wire and scrape each side to
>obtain a clean wire.  Do not try to scrap the enamel off with the blade at
>an angle like you would if you were shaving the bark off of a stick.  The
>  
>
At the risk of getting this thread going full tilt for the umteenth time...
I've always used John's method of scraping and tinning while building a 
K1, K2, and all the options for both.
I use a single edge razor blade.  Only thing I do different...  I angle 
the blade AWAY from the direction I'm
scraping, the theory being that it would be very difficult to knick the 
wire.  Never had a problem with any of
the dozens of toroids I've wound.

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73,     Bob Patten, N4BP                Plantation, FL

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