[Elecraft] stripping insulation from enamel wires

[Kevin McQuiggin]

A better way is to use an enamelled wire stripping tool!  They are cheap and work much better than the other methods, which honestly were poorly effective for me for years.  For my last project I bought the tool, it was a joy to use.  

73,

Kevin VE7ZD 

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> On Jun 12, 2020, at 11:47, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the many replies. I should have mentioned that the wire to be stripped comes from Elecraft in the K2 antenna tuner kit. Elecraft recommends the solder pot or the solder iron; they discourage using a lighter/flame.
> ...robert
> 
>> On 6/12/2020 02:02 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote:
>> 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
>> 
> 
> -- 
> Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY
> rcrgs at verizon.net.usa
> Syracuse, New York, USA
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