Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Hylands" <dhylands@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Question about soldering double sided boards.


>
> Hi,
>
>> Yep - wiring pen wire. Get some of the Roadrunner enamelled
>> wire (or normal enamelled copper wire, about 38SWG), then
>> tin it, push it into the hole and solder to a track on
>> both sides.
>
> You mention wiring pen wire. Does the insulation melt using a soldering
> iron without having to strip the wire?

Yes, the insulation is "solder-through' and acts as a flux when it is burnt.

> I've been trying to locate some wire for surface mount prototyping, like
> this:
> http://elm-chan.org/docs/wire/wiring_e.html

> Do you have a source for the wire?

Farnell stocks Roadrunner wire.

Leon




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