Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11454 invoked from network); 2 May 2002 03:04:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mx.last.plus.net) (212.159.3.230) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 2 May 2002 03:04:43 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 1804 invoked from network); 1 May 2002 22:48:48 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from post.thorcom.com (212.172.148.70) by mx.last.plus.net with SMTP; 1 May 2002 22:48:48 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 1734Rt-0008Lx-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 02 May 2002 01:27:53 +0100 Received: from e21.nc.us.ibm.com ([32.97.136.227]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 1734Rs-0008Ls-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 02 May 2002 01:27:52 +0100 Received: from southrelay01.raleigh.ibm.com (southrelay01.raleigh.us.ibm.com [9.37.3.208]) by e21.nc.us.ibm.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g41Mnj64028452 for ; Wed, 1 May 2002 18:49:45 -0400 Received: from usa.net (ss10.bld.socks.ibm.com [9.14.4.76]) by southrelay01.raleigh.ibm.com (8.11.1m3/NCO/VER6.1) with ESMTP id g41MnhU246996 for ; Wed, 1 May 2002 18:49:43 -0400 Message-ID: <3CD070F1.881C9550@usa.net> Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 00:49:21 +0200 From: "Alberto di Bene" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "LF Mailing List" Subject: LF: How to solder Litz wire 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: Just found this on another list.... haven't tried it myself (yet), but maybe it is of interest for someone. 73 Alberto I2PHD ----------------------------- > I did break a Litz wire once and tried the aspirin-tablet-as-flux trick > and it worked like a charm. For Litz wire to repair correctly, I think > you have to connect as many strands as possible. To use aspirin, take > the hot iron to the tablet and melt a lot of it and transfer it quickly > to the joint to be soldered. The aspirin dissolves the insulation so > you don't have to worry about trying to strip wire as fine as the hair > on a gnat's eyebrow. > > This amazing cure supplied by someone on the r-390 list.