I have a pair of wire strippers - they are shaped like nail clippers but are flexible and therefore limited the amount of pressure such that it cuts through the varnish but not the wire. However I also use heat - not enough to burn off but sufficient to make the varnish brittle. Withe the wire strippers I rotate them around the wire and then gently pull on the varnish. In most cases the varnish is removed as a tube leaving a nice shiney copper wire. I'm not sure of the mechanics of this but it certainly worked for me John G4BOU _______________________________________________ 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
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