Return-Path: Received: from mtain-md06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-md06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.90]) by air-ma08.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMA081-b5304d6557b6321; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:53:42 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-md06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 7B4C538000173; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:53:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PsJpM-0006EF-Jj for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:52:44 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PsJpM-0006E6-7J for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:52:44 +0000 Received: from mhost02h.leeds.ac.uk ([129.11.77.151]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PsJpK-000464-Kn for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:52:44 +0000 Received: from APOLLO2.ds.leeds.ac.uk (apollo2.leeds.ac.uk [129.11.5.5]) by mhost02h.leeds.ac.uk (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p1NIqaDF010009 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:52:36 GMT Received: from HERMES8.ds.leeds.ac.uk ([fe80::39ce:23e:d0b5:7e24]) by APOLLO2.ds.leeds.ac.uk ([129.11.5.5]) with mapi; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:52:36 +0000 From: Chris Trayner To: "rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org" Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:52:35 +0000 Thread-Topic: LF: Re: Soldering enamelled copper wire Thread-Index: AcvTitYjalzsEgghSDqus86C/w9xBA== Message-ID: References: <003901cbd384$82039dd0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> In-Reply-To: <003901cbd384$82039dd0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Accept-Language: en-US, en-GB Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US, en-GB MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: Soldering enamelled copper wire Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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=0.0 required=5.0 tests=TO_ADDRESS_EQ_REAL 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: 3039ac1d605a4d6557b3559a X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Hi Mal, > As a radio amateur why do you ask such a question? > In the radio amateur world everything evolves around copper enamelled wi= re > for coils for every building application. > I am stunned and lost for words I think you may have misunderstood John's question. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Rabson" > Solder only in well ventilated area. Fumes are toxic" >=20 > The manufacturer is stated to be Rowan Cable Products Ltd. I found thei= r > website but don't seem able to get into it to find out whether the cover= ing > of the wire is solderable and (if so) whether any special techniques ar= e > required. Having met both of you, I would guess that John first picked up a solderin= g iron not long after you learnt to read. He certainly knows how to deal= with normal enamelled wire. I imagine his question was whether anyone knows the details of this partic= ular enamelling, e.g. whether it is something non-standard and unusually= toxic, given that the manufacturer's website was unhelpful. Regards, Chris =20 ----------------------- Dr Chris Trayner School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom Tel: +44 113 34 32053 Fax: +44 113 34 32032