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Old February 24th 06, 08:48 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
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Default The Great Strip-X Substitute Hunt, Part 2

Just look for "heat-strippable" wire, or wire with solderable
polyurethane insulation. I've seen "polythermaleze" as one brand name.
And as for the "better" insulations that are not heat strippable with
a low-temperature/controlled-temperature iron, simply use more heat. I
suppose Teflon or polyimide coated wire would be a problem, but I'm
sure there aren't many amateurs winding with those, and in any event,
both would be a problem for paint strippers. I doubt very many ham
applications require better wire than you can get in solderable
polyurethanes.

http://www.bulkwire.com/ is one source of magnet wire. I'm not sure if
they have a minimum order. I've also gotten odd-number sizes from
Amidon Associates. Also, if you have a local motor rewind shop, they
may just give you a small amount--though they may not have #34AWG.

http://www.essexgroup.com/News_Media...ermalclass.pdf may
be of interest to the curious.

Or see
http://eraser.com/catpdf.cgi/magnet....d&catpdf_id=11 for
a supplier of strippers and stripping equipment (no, no--just for
stripping WIRES!).

Cheers,
Tom