> -----Original Message-----
   > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
   > Of Mike Hord
   > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:26 AM
   > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
   > Subject: [EE] Stripping REALLY small wire
   >
   >
   > I have some 38 ga stranded wire, PVC insulation, that
   > I need to strip reliably.  Current theories include using
   > the fork of a scissor, fire, or a knife edge.  No wire
   > stripper I have here available comes even close to
   > being small enough.
   >
   > Once stripped, it needs to be solderable, so fire is
   > an iffy proposition.  Any ideas?
   >
   > Mike H.
   >
Fire will work - it leaves a little bit of "soot" which
is easily wiped off.  Are you sure it's PVC and not enamel?
There are acid gel strippers for enamel.  Maybe for PVC too
but then you have to neutralize the acid which is a mess.

Also, with PVC insulation on that small a wire,
I usually use my fingernails like a stripper.
Of course, I'm not doing production when I do that.

If this is for production, you really should buy a proper stripper.

Carey Fisher


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