On 23/05/2010 12:10 PM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Well, I don't know where my soldering iron, solder or wire cutters are.
> And I know from experience that trying to strip wires is approximately
> impossible, and trying to tin the ends is very tricky.

Using propper snips gently compress the insulation,about a 1/4 to 3/8 of 
an inch (6 to 10 mm) rotate the snips 90 degrees left then right. 
Release the wire and grip it again where you first gripped it with the 
snips and pull. Alternatively using a sharp knife, score the insulation 
to the wire all round the wire and pull the insulation off with your 
fingernails or teeth.
To tin stranded wire twist the strands so that none are sticking out. 
Have either a loop of multicore solder sitting on your bench with a 
couple of inches sticking up or your spool of solder with some solder 
sticking up. Tin the iron with solder so that there is a drip on the 
iron and tin a little bit of the wire. Take the wire to the top of the 
solder and with the iron, gently melt the solder whilst drawing the wire 
through the melted solder.
It is harder to write it than to do it. :-)


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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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