[Elecraft] OT solder pot

[Alexandra Carter]

Simple. Made a bead of solder, or as I like to call it, slobber, on the 
tip of the iron. Sit that on top of the wire up next to the toroid 
where you want to start stripping, right on top (heat does rise but 
putting it on top makes the bead sit on top of the wire and seems to 
heat up the enamel better), and wait a bit, and it will burn the 
insulation. You'll know because it stinks. Feed a bit more fresh solder 
to the iron as you move out toward the tip of the wire, and you'll 
leave a nice clean de-insulated, wire as you go. Good stinky fun!
73 de Alex NS6Y.


On Feb 15, 2006, at 6:29 PM, w6fvi wrote:

> Yes, a solder pot or even the tip of most soldering irons will easily 
> melt the enamel off.
>
> Brian - W6FVI