[Elecraft] Stripping & Tinning Enameled Wire - Fast, Easy, Reliably

[Douglas Hagerman]

How hot does the solder need to be to burn off magnet wire insulation? I have my soldering station set to 710 degrees, and that does not seem to be enough when I try the “blob on end of iron” method.

Doug, W0UHU.

> On 24Dec, 2021, at 8:47 AM, jerry <jerry at tr2.com> wrote:
> 
> On 2021-12-23 20:49, SteveL wrote:
>> Jerry,
>> Years ago when I built my K2, somewhere I learned a Hakko 808
>> desolating tool was also an excellent enameled wire stripper and
>> tinning device.   The 808 has been replaced by the FR-301 but I would
>> expect similar results from this newer tool.  Either are stand-alone
>> desoldering guns with heated hollow tip and built in vacuum.
> 
> *** And there are Chinese copies available.  I got one, it works just
> fine.  I never thought of using it to strip magnet wire!  Gotta go try that.
> 
> The spinning stripper tool works great for wire thicker than 24AWG or so.  But for
> thin "receiver" wires it just breaks them off.
> 
>                     - Jerry KF6VB
>