Soldering query

[Hightower]

I'm trying to salvage a damaged sony remote control lead which has 4
"enameled" wires. How do you clean the coating from these fine wires
without breaking them, in order to get at the copper wire for a good
joint?

[audi...@bellsouth.net]

Use a flame from a match, lighter, etc to burn away the coating.
Should solder up fine after that.

Eric

[voicesinmy...@gmail.com]

And a nice dip in the flux will help too

[jimmyt...@googlemail.com]

Also scrape them after heating with the side of a knife edge. Or do
that with out heating them if you have to.

[Gtrew]

On May 9, 12:33 pm, jimmytuff...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Also scrape them after heating with the side of a knife edge. Or do
> that with out heating them if you have to.

Use a fairly hot iron and hold the solder to it a little longer than
normal. The enamel will burn away and the solder will stick.

Glen Trew

[Richard Crowley]

"Gtrew" wrote ...

Indeed, I typically create a "blob" of molten solder on the
tip and run the enameled wire through it. It boils off the
enamel and tins the wire in one pass, IME.

[jazzology]

Someone suggested using Flux.... no way, never on this type of
"Electronic" work would I ever use an acid flux...

Hot iron =75 watts... I use a 40 for cables which will work as
recced... 60/40 solder.

I like richards "blob" description... works for me. I do use a piece
of heat shrink to cover my blobs when I can...

[Richard Crowley]

"jazzology" wrote ...

> Someone suggested using Flux.... no way, never on this
> type of "Electronic" work would I ever use an acid flux...

No of course not. But "flux" does not mean "acid".

Most modern electronic solder includes a kind of
flux appropriate for electronic soldering.

[G. John Garrett, C.A.S]

Late to the party but what you want to use is rosin core solder with low flux
activity, or RMA flux. Acid flux...never.

John