[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 212, Issue 9

[jerry]

On 2021-12-18 11:39, Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft wrote:
> My K2 PLL problems all originated in one inadequately tinned toroid
> wire.

*** After having a few projects borked because of this exact issue, I 
broke
down and bought a magnet wire stripper on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09695CHTH

   Basically a Chinese copy of a really expensive German tool.  It has 
blades that
close down on the wire with centripetal force.  Works great for thicker 
wires,
but is not reliable with really thin ones - it can just chop the wire 
off.  I seem
to remember the cutoff being around 24AWG.

    The tool paid for itself on one KW Low Pass Filter project.

                - Jerry KF6VB