On Thu, 16 Aug 2018, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article alpine.LNX.2.20.1808162246170.20401@thrush,
says...
And yes, there it was a period more or less after home computers arrived
that the stuff thrived, and probably in computer circles. Though,
Hamtronics had some famous preamplifier kits, and I seem to recall they
used insulated wire that could be stripped with heat.
I never had a Hamtronic kit,but thought I saw in some instruction
manuals some coils wound on forms that the wire went through the pins
and they were heated to do the soldering .
That is the type of wire I am looking for if the insulation melts out at
normal soldering temperature.
I didn't bother retrieving it, but I just noticed a reference, the
Hamtronics preamp was described in Ham Radio magazine in March 1972 and
Jan 1973 issues. Unless something has changed, one can find the back
issues on the web, I don't have the URL handy. I can't remember if there
was an improved version for the second article, or each was for a
different band, but I'm sure they describe the wire, and maybe name it.
Michael