[Elecraft] Stripping Enamel Wire (WAS: OT solder pot)

[Alexandra Carter]

Well, if I want to get really technical, I can always get a set of 
HotTweezers, $400 or so new, $50-$75 on Ebay, similar price from Harold 
C Fue if I go to the swapmeet when he's there and he has one. Those 
things are great for stripping difficult wire, Ebay's the best bet for 
the average hobbyist to find one at a good price. 73 de Alex NS6Y.

On Feb 16, 2006, at 6:25 AM, Don Brown wrote:

> Hi
>
> If you happen to own a Hakko 808 desoldering gun then you can insert 
> the
> toroid wire into the nozzle up to the core on the toroid. Then feed a 
> little
> solder and pull the trigger. The enamel will be stripped off and the 
> wire
> cleaned and tined all at the same time by the rush of air over the 
> wire.
> This whole process takes about 10 seconds and gives perfectly stripped 
> and
> tined leads. The only thing better is to buy them already wound, 
> stripped
> and tined from the toroid guy
>
> Don Brown
> KD5NDB
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