[Elecraft] stripping insulation from enamel wires

[Robert G Strickland]

Here's an old problem that I've never solved: how to strip the enamel 
insulation from wires for winding toroids.

The instruction say:
-dip in a solder pot which I don't have
-use a soldering iron to, presumably, burn the insulation off which has 
never worked for me.

Leaving soldering pots aside, the hot iron approach has never burned off 
any insulation even with tip temp's hovering around 1000F. Just doesn't 
happen. Maybe it's the soldering iron, maybe my method, but whichever, 
the enamel insulation just sits there. I end up using a file to scrape 
off the insulation which is tough on the wires and hard to predict when 
enough is enough. Any insightful hints? Thanks much.

...robert

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Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY
rcrgs at verizon.net.usa
Syracuse, New York, USA