Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13885 invoked from network); 24 May 2000 00:15:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by teachers.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 24 May 2000 00:15:23 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12uOjL-0000UK-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 24 May 2000 01:08:59 +0100 Received: from smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net ([199.45.39.157]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12uOjK-0000UF-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 24 May 2000 01:08:59 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from bellatlantic.net (client-151-200-114-55.bellatlantic.net [151.200.114.55]) by smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id UAA14964; Tue, 23 May 2000 20:08:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <392B1D7E.790F3606@bellatlantic.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 20:08:30 -0400 From: "Andre' Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Re: Litz wire References: <2000052323182068199@zetnet.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: >>From Nov. 1985 "Technical Topics", a tip from G. Lucas G3TWE: "fill a small container (a [metal] bottle cap is ideal) with methylated spirits (I use rubbing alcohol, N4ICK) and light it. Place the end of the wire, one inch or so, in the flame to burn off the insulation, remove it and blow the burning insulation out. next, replace the wire in the flame, and heat it until the wire is red hot, then quench the wire rapidly by immersing the it in the unburnt spirits, and remove quickly. The result is clean multistrands of wire that may be twisted together, tinned and soldered in the conventional manner. Finally, do _not_ extinguish the burning methylated spirits by attempting to blow out the flame or you may end up with burning spirits all over the work-bench. Instead always snuff it out by covering it completely with a lid or other convenient cover". 73 Andre' N4ICK ******************** Peter Dodd wrote: > I just put the end of the wire directly into the solder pot, which > softened the PVC insulation so that it pulled off quite easily. I > then removed the thin fibre strands that held wires together, dipped > the wire end in flux then put it in the solder pot. After 30 seconds > the all the individual wires seemed tinned. > > Does anyone have knowledge or experiance of this procedure? Am I > going the right way about it? > > -- > Regards, Peter, G3LDO > >