Jerry, wa2dkg wrote: The "blob" method requires only one step and should be done with high heat...I used to use an old fashioned unregulated 40 watt iron for this...Today I use a Hakko 808...There is no need to first scrape the wire...The object is to burn the enamel off, and the heat of the iron and the solder alone will do that..If the enamel won't burn, the iron is simply not hot enough...Start as close to the core as possible...Put a blob of solder on the tip, immerse the wire in the blob, and slowly work out towards the tip of the wire, adding more solder as necessary...
---------------------------------- That's my experience too, Jerry. I provided the link to the emtech video for those who don't have an iron that goes hotter than 700F without turning off the solder station, letting the iron cool, and changing tips. The scraping trick they show allows the use of the cooler 700F iron. I start from the end because I've noted that heating the wire does speed up the burn-off rate. I work towards the toroid core. If your rig gets out better than mine, we'll have to study the effect of the direction of tinning on electron flow <G>. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
