On Feb 20, 2005, at 11:07 AM, Steve Thompson wrote:
> Joe Subich wrote:
>> Does anyone have a good way to remove enamel (Formvar?) from thin
>> wires? Scraping/sanding works fine for large wires but doesn't work
>> too well for thin wires.
> I'm trying to remember my early days with crystal sets, using
> recovered wire
> from transformers - I think it was before self fluxing wire became the
> norm.
> I used to use a flame, then clean up with wire wool
This is how I do it. A flame combusts the varnish but it does not
damage the Cu.
> or a scouring pad. For
> very fine wire I used to dip it in alcohol and burn it off so there
> wasn't
> enough heat to damage the wire itself.
>
> Recently I saw a neat tool for cleaning component leads, which might
> work
> with varnish - jaws made from something springy bent in a 'V' with a
> piece
> of heavy duty braid on the inside faces. Close it on the wire with
> finger
> pressure and draw it off.
>
> Steve
>
>
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