LF: Re: Re: Soldering enamelled copper wire

["Ken" <ken.h.wright@btinternet.com>]

Modern enamelled wire with pink/red insulation is usually self fluxing.

Ken.
M0KHW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:07 PM
Subject: LF: Re: Soldering enamelled copper wire


> As a radio amateur why do you ask such a question?
> In the radio amateur world everything evolves around copper enamelled wire
> for coils for every building application.
> I am stunned and lost for words
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rabson" <john.rabson@numeo.fr>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:23 AM
> Subject: LF: Soldering enamelled copper wire
>
>
> LF,
>
> I have a reel of such wire labelled as follows:
>
> "Wire copper enamelled
> Part 1230983 0.71 mm 1/2 kg
> Solder only in well ventilated area. Fumes are toxic"
>
> The manufacturer is stated to be Rowan Cable Products Ltd.  I found their
> website but don't seem able to get into it to find out whether the 
> covering
> of the wire is solderable and (if so)  whether any special techniques are
> required.
>
> Can anyone advise, please?
>
> 73
> John F5VLF