Hello, I found the same solution, but a little different. I ruined a tip drilling a hole in it. SO the next time a just counter sunk a little on the flat side and took a hacksaw blade and made a groove from one side to the other. I clamped the handle of the soldering iron in the panvise and with the hole filled with solder, I moved the wire back and forth in the groove through the solder blob until the enamel came off. It worked slick. I did have to add more solder from time to tome to get the flux helping the wetting of the wire. To each his own, hi.
Mel, K6KBE --- On Wed, 11/11/09, John R. Lonigro <[email protected]> wrote: From: John R. Lonigro <[email protected]> Subject: [Elecraft] Toroid stripping/tinning To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:52 AM This reminds me of a slick solution to the toroid stripping and tinning problem I saw on another reflector (I think). Get an old soldering iron (I used a wood-burning iron) and drill a small blind hole in the tip to make a mini solder pot. When you are ready to strip the toroid leads, get the iron hot, melt some solder into the hole until it is full, then dip the leads into the hole, one at a time. After a few seconds of bubbling, the lead comes out professionally stripped and tinned. I wish I knew this trick when I was building my K2 many years ago. That was the only part about winding toroids I didn't like and felt unsure about. 73's, John AA0VE Don Wilhelm wrote: Check that toroid carefully for poorly tinned and soldered leads. If you can see any enamel on the solder side of the board, that is a sure sign that the lead was not wellstripped and tinned. Removal and re-tinning is the only cure. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
