Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29032 invoked from network); 24 May 2000 15:10:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by teachers.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 24 May 2000 15:10:04 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12ucdS-00035J-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 24 May 2000 15:59:50 +0100 Received: from oso.slonet.org ([207.114.180.2] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12ucdQ-00035E-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 24 May 2000 15:59:49 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from slonet.org (cas1-179.snlo.dialup.slonet.org [207.114.217.179]) by oso.slonet.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA09323 for ; Wed, 24 May 2000 07:59:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <392BE0BD.596BF3E2@slonet.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:01:33 +0000 From: "Cliff Buttschardt" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; 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> <392B1D7E.790F3606@bellatlantic.net> 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: This works so well it is phenomenal. Burning the insulation not new but immersing the hot wire in the spirits is! 73 Cliff Buttschardt K7RR Andre' Kesteloot wrote: > > >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 > > > >