[Elecraft] stripping insulation from enamel wires

[William Hammond]

I have suffered through the painful process of removing the enamel on the wire on just about all of the Elecraft kits..K2, K1, KX1, tuner’s etc.. I think I have made them all...just reading the comments here I was wondering why I never bought a solder pot as recommended...I checked out eBay and found several at around $30 USD,,why didn’t I do that 10 -15 elecraftyears ago and save all that frustration??  Chinese made, some 120 volt..perhaps will work for several kits...If I had it to do again..

73, Bill-AK5X

> On Jun 12, 2020, at 3:13 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 
> On 6/12/2020 7:02 AM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote:
>> Any insightful hints?
> 
> I've had to strip a lot of enameled wire in the course of my common mode choke projects. Like you, I don't have the heat resources, and I don't know if the wire I'm stripping has the characteristic of the enamel melting. I've alternated between a file, sandpaper, and a knife blade.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
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