Bill Turner wrote:
Scott wrote:
(snip)
I just tin my
soldering iron and leave the little solder blob on the iron and apply
it to the end of the wire. In a few seconds, the enamel coating
melts off and the solder blob tins the end of the wire at the same
time.

Yeah. I am winding coils with some of the good stuff made for
continuous use at 200C. I heat the ends of the wire to a rosy glow
with a propane torch, and the enamel just turns dark and a little
bumpy. But at least this makes the coating brittle enough to sand
off. It just laughs at solder.