[Amps] Magnet wire stripper

[Harold B. Mandel]

There's another easier way to get rid of that pesky varnish:
A Bic butane lighter and a wee bit o' ScotchBrite.

Heat the wire until the enamel smokes and fires off.
Be careful to not sniff too much smoke, the silicon
stuff is really nasty and makes for sneezes.

Just burnish the wire with the ScotchBrite, tin, and
yer all set!

Hal



> 
> We used those when I was in Vo-Tech back in the early 80's to strip 
> magnet
> wire leads on transformers and motors. The other day, the closest 
> thing I
> could say they looked like was a huge pair of toe nail clippers  
> without the
> lever. Once you get used to them, it dont take no time and the 
> varnish is
> scraped off. If the lead was long enough, you could use a knife and 
> lay the
> wire down on a block of wood or something. Just use the knife to 
> scrape the
> enamel off the same way. Where it will be a soldered connection most 
> of the
> time, a little copper loss dont hurt a bit. Copper loss, meaning a 
> very
> small amount, if any, with the enamel once you get used to using 
> them.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Will
>  
> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: Mark - AA6DX
> Date: 02/26/05 08:17:02
> To: Will Matney
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Magnet wire stripper
>  
> Hey Will ... like that one.  I work a lot with enameled wire .. I am 
> going
> to get one of the Ideal strippers and give it a whirl.   Tnx Info 
> ... 73 ..
> Mark, AA6DX
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at ezwv.com>
>  
>  
>  
> > The other day someone asked about a magnet wire stripper.
>  
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