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Subject: RE: [motm] wire stripping techniques...

From: "Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)" <noise@...>
Date: 2003-04-10

When I was your age, we didn't have teeth, we had to leave it out under the boiling-hot mid-day sun, and wait for the wire to MELT AWAY the outer conductor!  Kids these days!
 
<snicker>
 
OK, so now that we have wire stripping covered, what about tinning?  What exactly is that all about?
 
--PBr
-----Original Message-----
From: Markk :-) [mailto:markk2studios@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 8:54 AM
To: MOTM
Subject: [motm] wire stripping techniques...

I have been known to use my teeth once or twice...
 
Markk
 
 
 
Well, I use a dull pocketknife and a straight pin to pick apart the
braid. Seriously - I'm in the stone age still.

Ashamed Moe