I didn't have that sort of trouble, but I can't remember how I stripped the=
m. For very fine wire I would usually make a very fine nick with a sharp bl=
ade on four sides of the plastic where I want to remove it, then gently pul=
l at each side of the cuts using finger nails of each hand. You have to be =
very careful not to cut too deeply, as the strands of wire can be cut, or t=
oo shallow, making it require too much force to pull it apart without break=
ing the wires. Sometimes I use a scalpel.
I've also got a wire stripper thing that holds one side and pulls the other=
side with a blade that's supposed to not go right through but sometimes do=
es.
I can't remember which way I did it, probably the first way. Its very fine =
work and requires good eyesight or a magnifying glass. I imagine there are =
better ways, and I'd be interested to know what others do.
Peter Shute
From: =
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Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2012 8:42 AM
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Subject: [Nature Recordists] Removal of plastic coating from wires....
Same question posed here as on Micbuilders...what now??
I just rendered useless(for the time being...I'm sure the capsules are fine=
!) two Primo caps by trying to remove the plastic coating from the included=
wires. The wire is very small...has to be near 30ga. and the coating is v=
ery tough. The issue is that in using wire strippers, all I managed to do=
was pull the wires from the capsule on the first one, then when that did n=
ot work, I tried to very carefully with small scissors, cut around the plas=
tic to pull it off...with exactly the same result. The amount of exposed w=
ire at the tip of them is insufficient to either solder or twist...so what =
do I do?? I read some place you can try and burn it off, but I can't ima=
gine on copper wire that thin, that will work as I'd be afraid to simply mi=
x melted plasic IN to the wire itself. Any help???
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