I would never have thought of it, for sure. But it is an acid... -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of AB Pea= rce - UKRI STFC Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 12:06 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: RE: [EE] Magnet wire insulation stripping > I googled "What dissolves polyester enamel" and found this interesting ad= vice: > > "One more secret from good old Dr. Wavebourn: aspirin. I put a wire on a = tablet and press it by tip of hot soldering iron. > Attention: vary bad and harmful smell, don't inhale it, use vented camera= or an open air!" Grief, what caused him to do that? Did he have a headache, or was finding s= tripping wire a real headache :))) -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/chang= e your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .