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

[jerry]

It depends on the wire.  I have a roll of "high temperature" 16AWG that 
laughs
at my attempts.  I generally keep my station at 750, that seems to work 
OK for
the low temperature stuff.  But even with the lo-temp stuff, you have to 
be patient.

              - Jerry KF6VB



On 2021-12-24 08:25, Douglas Hagerman wrote:
> 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   The 808 has been replaced by the FR-301 but I would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
>>