Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mj01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mj01.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.164.85]) by air-db01.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB013-86434d676f143b3; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:57:56 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mj01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id BA23D380000B1; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:57:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PstTP-000384-3J for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:56:27 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PstTN-00037v-TY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:56:25 +0000 Received: from filter02.i-online.fr ([195.200.78.9]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PstTM-0007Es-6i for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:56:25 +0000 Received: from smtp.qtxt.dns-iol.com ([195.200.78.13]) by filter02.i-online.fr (IceWarp 10.0.7 (2010-02-10)) with ESMTP (SSL) id IKD34500 for ; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:56:00 +0100 Received: (qmail 27519 invoked by uid 507); 25 Feb 2011 09:56:11 +0100 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.101?) (john.rabson@numeo.fr@217.67.155.178) by smtp.qtxt.dns-iol.com with SMTP; 25 Feb 2011 09:56:11 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) From: John Rabson X-Priority: 3 (Normal) In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:56:14 +0100 Message-Id: <8A73613A-8D88-46B7-82DB-693CB3FC440E@numeo.fr> References: To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR=0.276 Subject: Re: LF: RE: Re: Soldering enamelled copper wire Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.1 required=5.0 tests=MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039400c89a24d676f1212f2 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Thank you, Victor 73 John On 24 Feb 2011, at 16:48CET, wro= te: > Hello John, >=20 > I think this are dutch terms,posijn is the polyurethan kind that you can > solder directly with a hot iron.Povin is much older than that and you ne= ed > to srape it off, >=20 > 73 >=20 > Victor >=20 > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org > [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]Namens John Rabson > Verzonden: donderdag 24 februari 2011 11:10 > Aan: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org > Onderwerp: LF: Re: Soldering enamelled copper wire >=20 >=20 > LF, >=20 > Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. About 50 years ago I wa= s > thoroughly trained in workshop practice by Standard Telephones & Cables.= One > of my mentors was G3HJL. He made sure I learned the =93scrape it off=94= method > of dealing with enamelled wire. >=20 > My original posting came about because I noticed that a recently acquire= d > reel of enamelled copper wire seemed to have a coating which was of ligh= ter > colour and more shiny than I was familiar with. I tried soldering it= with > my normal temperature controlled iron (Maplin BP53) but this was not ver= y > successful. I do have an instant heat iron which is labelled 150 W (I do= n't > believe it =96 I think it is probably 50 W) so I will try that. >=20 > 73 > John F5VLF > PS Victor: what do the words "posijn" and "povin" mean please? My (smal= l) > Dutch-English dictionary does not contain them >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20