--- Anand Dhuru <ardhuru@vsnl.com> wrote:

> >You need to put a little tension on the wire to 
> > get
> > a tight pack but it's sooo easy to break.
> >
> If you do have to wind them manually, remember that for every turn you make 
> on the bobbin, the stock wire twists. And this makes it much easier to 
> break. Try to reverse this twist every few tens of turns and I suspect it 
> wouldnt break as aeily.

Thanks guys! Some great ideas there. The cordless screwdriver sounds seriously
promising - you'd use a rubber eraser to grip the pot-core bobbin, stick it
onto the screwdriver and start winding. Slow speed is important,  a fast wind
up would break the wire for sure. Hadn't thought of the stock wire twisting:
good one, Anand.
Best - Debbie

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