I have also used an electric solder sucker like this one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362348659918
You plug the end with the bulb and remove the nozzle. Prop it with the opening
for the nozzle pointing up and fill with fresh solder. There you have a mini
solder pot. I bought mine for $10 or
Ummm ... solder pot not required. All of the Elecraft kits I've built,
including my K2, used heat-strippable wire for the toroids. Small blob
of solder on the iron, stick end of wire into it, wait a few seconds,
when insulation bubbles and smokes, insert wire into blob slowly as far
as you
not very elegant but it always works.
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> Howard Kraus, K2UD
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> -From: "Robert G Strickland
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I have suffered through the painful process of removing the enamel on the wire
on just about all of the Elecraft kits..K2, K1, KX1, tuner’s etc.. I think I
have made them all...just reading the comments here I was wondering why I never
bought a solder pot as recommended...I checked out eBay and
Strickland
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Subject: [Elecraft] stripping insulation from enamel wires
Here's an old problem that I've never solved: how to strip the enamel
insulation from wires for winding toroids.
The instruction say:
-dip in
On 6/12/2020 7:02 AM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote:
Any insightful hints?
I've had to strip a lot of enameled wire in the course of my common mode
choke projects. Like you, I don't have the heat resources, and I don't
know if the wire I'm stripping has the characteristic of the
Thank you Kent for that thoughtful caution. I have a holder for mine.
When I use it for wire stripping, I lay it on its side on a heat
resistant surface on the workbench. No need to touch anything other
than the handle and the trigger to start the suction.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/12/2020 3:48
And if you DO own a Hakko 808, remember it is not a soldering gun with
an on/off trigger. It is ALWAYS HOT while plugged in. The trigger
simply activates the suction mechanism.
When you lay it down, lay it on something non-combustable and non-painful.
73,
Kent K9ZTV
On 6/12/2020 2:31
I have used the solder blob method with success. However, when I was
building my K2 about 19 years ago, I used an old bullet shell casing for a
solder pot. Secured it with vice grip pliers to hold it verticle, laid the
soldering iron to side of the casing to melt the solder inside, then
For those who own a desoldering iron like the Hakko 808, stripping the
enamel from heat strippable wire is quick and easy - just like a solder
pot. Melt a bit of solder on the tip and push the wire into the tip
center. Wait a bit for 'smoke' to appear and then pull the trigger.
Presto,
I have found the solder iron method works for all my Elecraft projects, and for
some but not all “enamel” wire from other sources.
I just use a moderate temperature soldering station. I think the important
clue is to place a glob of solder on the tip,
place the wire in the glob, and add a bit
A better way is to use an enamelled wire stripping tool! They are cheap and
work much better than the other methods, which honestly were poorly effective
for me for years. For my last project I bought the tool, it was a joy to use.
73,
Kevin VE7ZD
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> On Jun 12, 2020,
Thanks for the many replies. I should have mentioned that the wire to be
stripped comes from Elecraft in the K2 antenna tuner kit. Elecraft
recommends the solder pot or the solder iron; they discourage using a
lighter/flame.
...robert
On 6/12/2020 02:02 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft
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Subject: [Elecraft] stripping insulation from enamel wires
Here's an old problem that I've never solved: how to strip the enamel
insulation
Yes, that always works, BUT if you nick the wire, it will break,
especially on smaller gauge wire. For #20 and larger it is likely OK.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/12/2020 12:24 PM, qr...@roadrunner.com wrote:
The old tried and true method is to use an X-acto knife to scrape the
insulation off with.
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Sent: Friday June 12 2020 10:03:58AM
Subject: [Elecraft] stripping insulation from enamel wires
Here's an old problem that I've never solved: how to strip the enamel
insulation from wires for winding toroids.
The instruction say:
-dip in a solder pot which I don't have
-use a sold
Robert,
Those instructions are for heat-strippable wire. If you have enamel or
formvar covered wire, that must be mechanically stripped.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/12/2020 10:02 AM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote:
Here's an old problem that I've never solved: how to strip the enamel
I've used four methods:
- melt with a soldering iron
- burn off with a small butane torch
- scrape off with some very fine grit sandpaper
- scrape off with a single edge razor blade
All work, but I typically use the sandpaper or the razor blade.
With sandpaper, I just double over the sandpaper
Note that there is enameled wire that can't be stripped this way. The
enamel is heat-resistant. Of course if you are using the wire that comes
with Elecraft kits, you shouldn't have this problem.
What I do is put a blob of solder on the tip of the iron. Then, I hole
the END of the wire, which
Here's an old problem that I've never solved: how to strip the enamel
insulation from wires for winding toroids.
The instruction say:
-dip in a solder pot which I don't have
-use a soldering iron to, presumably, burn the insulation off which has
never worked for me.
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