I always tin. It makes it much easier to stick the (multi-stranded)
wire thought the pad without a teeny little stray shorting something
out. And it makes it easier to solder in place. Good advice: always
tin!
Mike
--- In
motm@yahoogroups.com, "Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)" <noise@A...>
wrote:
> 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@c...]
> 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