On 5/7/2012 6:42 PM, Paul Willison wrote:
> Same question posed here as on Micbuilders...what now??
>
> I just rendered useless(for the time being...I'm sure the capsules are fi=
ne!) two Primo caps by trying to remove the plastic coating from the includ=
ed wires. The wire is very small...has to be near 30ga. and the coating is=
very 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=
not work, I tried to very carefully with small scissors, cut around the pl=
astic to pull it off...with exactly the same result. The amount of exposed=
wire at the tip of them is insufficient to either solder or twist...so wha=
t do I do?? I read some place you can try and burn it off, but I can't i=
magine on copper wire that thin, that will work as I'd be afraid to simply =
mix melted plasic IN to the wire itself. Any help???
>
>
What you describe sounds to me like Kynar insulation and yes, it is very
tough. Best way to remove Kynar from fine wires is to use a hot
soldering iron with a fine tip and a small piece of wood (preferably
pine) to gently press the end of the wire down against with the
soldering iron tip as you roll the wire under the soldering iron using
the soldering iron tip as a hot knife of sorts to "burn" off the kynar
coating. Its more of a hot knife type process, I think "burning" is a
misuse of terms...
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Mitch Hill
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