7 Jun
2006
7 Jun
'06
6:02 a.m.
On 6/6/2006 at 9:46 PM Allan Hessenflow wrote:
However, to be
fair I don't recall having that problem even with kynar wire ten or more
years ago; maybe it's just the quality of the kynar wire that has been
available to me has dropped,.
Same experience here. My old spools of wirewrap wire are just fine with
solder, but the new ones have insulation that will peel away if you leave
the iron on the connection a little too long. And seemingly holding the
wire anywhere near the joint while soldering will cause the insulation to
peel away at the point where you're holding it. I keep a bottle of clear
nail polish handy to patch that up if if I'm worried about a short.
My biggest problems with Slit-n-wrap were the ones you mentioned--opens and
wires breaking. I guess I never acquired the "feel" for it.
Cheers,
Chuck