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

[Don Wilhelm]

Doug,

I use 800 deg F and a wide tip to get the job done.
Of course my Hakko 808 is a lot easier.  Clean the inside of the Hakkko 
tip after a few toroids.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 12/24/2021 11:25 AM, Douglas Hagerman via Elecraft 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   The 808 has been replaced by the FR-301 but I would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
>>
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