I used two different wires - The one that Hans provided and this one: . I did that in order to maintain color coding for the P and S wires. The P wire is the Amazon wire. At the very least, I seem to have cleared enough enamel to establish continuity between the center tap and the P on the other side. I'm going to try some more when I get home. Here is what I have:
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On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 09:10 AM, Stan Dye wrote:
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 08:57 AM, Chuck Harris wrote:
Unless you are using some exotic insulated wire, a few
seconds of exposure to the flame of a butane lighter will
easily burn off the enamel.
My experience is different, Chuck.? A simple roll of wire (certainly not exotic) I bought on Amazon from a quality manufacturer happens to have a high-temperature enamel.? So yes, I can burn it off, but only with with a high-temperature butane torch, but not a simple butane lighter flame nor any soldering temperatures.
Other wire types do have enamel that is specially formulated to burn off with solder or at low temperatures - you can often see it in their specs.
The .6 wire that Hans originally provided is somewhere between the two - if I didn't scrape it at least some amount, to significantly fracture its surface, it wouldn't burn off for me with soldering nor a simple lighter flame.? And I don't like to use a high-temperature torch.
Stan KC7XE.
