On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 9:33:45 AM UTC-5, Ralph Mowery wrote:
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This is what I use. You can get it in a few colors from Farnell.

http://www.newark.com/pro-power/rrw-...nk/dp/07WX0917

Now I checke the datasheet, which states you need 400°C. I use 350°C and
the enamel strips nicely a bit from the end of the wire if you push it
to molten solder. To strip from the center you probably need that 400°C.




That is the problem I have. I bought some that specifies 400 deg C and
that is too much heat for what I want to do. Going that hot for long
enough to melt the insulation usually lifts the traces off a board.

I use wire wrap wire and the appropriate strippers. You can easily strip insulation and slide it down the wire just enough to expose a bare spot to solder to the component pin, then slide the insulation back down to the solder joint. Makes for a very clean looking, bullet proof connection. All you have to do is eyeball the insulation lengths you'll need ahead of time. Limit your daisy chains to 3 or 4 spots, or maybe 8" to 10" of wire, or it gets unwieldy.

My preferred wire is AD-STRIP Kynar, and it is designed for CSW (cut/strip/wrap) usage -- another excellent way of prototyping, which I still use often. Only downside is the CSW bit is expensive (but it does seem to last forever). Makes prototyping so fast and fun. Wire-wrap is NOT dead. If you can make your circuit work in wire-wrap, it'll work on a PCB.