On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:54:14 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

Where can I buy some small wire ( about # 28 to 30 ) that has the enamel
type of insulation that can be soldered and the heat will melt the
insulation ? There was some on ebay I bought that did not seem to work.
After checking it out, it seems that it needs to be heated to almost 400
deg C and when I tried that, it did not do all that well.

Before I dive into the magnet wire selection swamp, have you
considered using a chemical stripper or abrasive stripper?

For chemical stripper, I use common furniture stripper (methylene
chloride).
Dip, wait about 15 seconds, wipe clean, dip in flux, and tin in a
small solder pot:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-110V-160W-50MM-Titanium-Alloy-Solder-Pot-Soldering-Desoldering-Bath/263799392388
I don't have one of those. I use a stainless tubing endcap attached
to a big soldering iron with a hose clamp. Ugly, but effective. I
haven't measured the temp, but I'm sure it's less than 400C. Oh, they
make a commercial version of my kludge:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/180W-280W-Electric-Solder-Pot-Melting-Tin-Furnace-with-Temperature-Control-HighQ/232835430586
The down side of chemical stripping is that it's slow, but if you have
a bunch of wires to strip, you can just clump them together and dip
them in stripper simultaneously.

Drain cleaner allegedly works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbHFtX_KtbE
but looks dangerous.

For abrasive magnet wire stripping, there are machines and tools
available.
https://www.google.com/search?q=magnet+wire+stripper&tbm=isch
The problem is that #28 or #30 might be too thin to do with some of
the tools. Try it with some sandpaper. If that works, you have a
chance. If you want to get fancy, grind a slot lengthwise down a pair
of tweezers or pliers that fits the wire diameter. Dump the wire end
in some abrasive powder, clamp, and pull. You will probably need to
do it a few times. I do this when I don't want to play with the
chemicals. Tin when done.

Ok, on to the vendors:
https://mwswire.com/magnet-wire/round-copper-magnet-wire/
https://mwswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mws-insulation-guide-from-web.pdf

gotta run...

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