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Help with 33 ga Tonearm Wire

I'm in process of rewiring my tonearm and am looking for a Wire Stripper that will reliably strip insulation off of the 33 ga wire (Cardas). Any recommendations?

Also, this stuff is really hard to work with and solder. Anyone have some tips on that too?

thanks in advance . . .
bdgregory
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Is this the Litz wire? I re-wired an arm once with that and found that I got pretty good results by burning the insulation off (40 watt iron) and then applying a generous amount of flux to the end of the wire before tinning. I also used an alligator clip on the wire as a heat sink to help prevent the heat from traveling.
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
No problen Bd, glad I may have helped.
bdgregory OP
1,715 posts
 
Dan-ed, yes, it's the Cardas Litz wire. What flux did you use, and where did you get it? I have some stuff I use for copper plumping, but gee . . . something about that doesn't seem right.

thanks, Brad G.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Brad, I just used a tube of flux I bought at Rat Shack.
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