On Sun, 06 May 2007 23:32:55 +0200, Andrew <
andrewm1973@...> wrote:
>
> I always thought that WAS the standard wire wrap
> tool. It's the only one I have ever seen out
> here in OZ without going to motorized post-post
> wrap tools.
This seems to be the standard tool:
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I never saw how the stripper (small metal plate with slot in the center of
the handle) might possibly be used effectively.
An electric tool was available so i never touched the manual one to find
out....
As for magnet wire - there are special wiring tools a bit like a
mechanical pencil with a spool of wire on the end.
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They should make it easy to wrap the wire around pins. But since the tip
is plastic care must be taken to cut the wire before soldering or the tip
will be damaged. I did not get a chance to try them because i saw them in
a school, where of course no care whatsoever was taken to cut the wire
before soldering and the tip was _badly_ damaged on all available units.
ST