Ross Herbert wrote in message
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On Fri, 9 May 2008 12:06:50 +0100, "N_Cook" wrote:

:To then be able to solder to coarser wire.
:Assuming coating will not melt off/evaporate at soldering iron
temperature
:I tend to grip between 2 fingertips and abraid with the finest grade of
wet
:and dry paper against a fingertip and turning wire around and repeating a
:few times. Would abraiding against a block of rubber be better or some
other
rocess altogether ? for minimised chance of localised (so failure point)
:weakness due to stretching near the stripping point. Perhaps a small
:fine-grade grind stone in a Dremmel with direction of rotation towards
the
:bulk of wire, turning the wire .


Forget the burning or scraping options, and there is no need to go out
trying to
find a source of xylene. Use a rapid paint stripper - it works
excellently.
Leave it for a minute and then wipe off with a tissue.

I tried some ordinary "slow" paint stripper , gloopy stuff. Scooped into one
of those 2cc polythene bottles that expensive military connectors come in.
Has a flap lid so can seal and reuse. That takes some time to soften.
Contained dichloromethane and methanol.
What to look for in contents of rapid versions or trade-name?

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