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Default Soldering flexible cord (headphones)

On 12/01/2013 20:41, DrTeeth wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:06:52 +0000, just as I was about to take a
herb, Rick Hughes disturbed my
reverie and wrote:

Is there a particular technique to soldering these ...... the issue is
stripping the cores, it just seems to fray and get in a mess.


A delicate touch is required. A sharp modeling knife/scalpel would
help.
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There are a mass of wires in each core ... as I try to scrape they just
all come open and stand a real risk of shorting.

Wonder how they manage during manufacture