SolderJS #135 - The BEST Way to Tin Enameled Wire

TLDR ⚡ 1) Set iron to 400 C 2) Get a nice blob of solder 3) Coat wire in flux 4) Burn for 2 seconds.

👉 TOOLS used in this video, RECORDING equipment, and RELATED VIDEOS below!

👉 RELATED VIDEOS:

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👉 TOOLS (in this video):

✓ Magnet Wire

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✓ Misc

✓ More Work Tools
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👉 RECORDING EQUIPMENT (used for this video):

✓ Audio

✓ Video

✓ More A/V Gear
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👉 OTHER TOOLS:

✓ Soldering Irons / Stations

✓ Multi-Meter

✓ Solder / Flux
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✓ Desoldering / Rework

👉 OTHER RECORDING EQUIPMENT:

✓ Audio

[porkyfedwell]

Unbelievable, it worked! My years-long enameled wire soldering headaches are finally over. Thank you!!

[VV-nwcz]

Finally someone who knows what he talks about. Thanks for the method, works way better than what I used to do.

[mattportnoyTLV]

I usually use a lighter to burn off enamel. But I’m trying to work with 42ga right now. The flame burns the wire up. So I am very happy to see this method works.

[BenWillock]

This helped me a lot, I tried this method before but was using a lower temperature out of laziness. Perfect results every time!

[zuckdaddy]

thank you, i really appreciated the video. going to give it a try later today (or sometime this week if i don't have time :P)

[electron]

Great mix of humor and really useful tech info! AJ rocks!

[sgifford]

Works great! I've tried a lot of other methods!

[sacrajah]

Good demonstration for soldering of copper wire. I like it. Thank you for posting.

[jamesallen]

Many thanks to you. Just to let you know that over here, UK, it's very hard to get leaded solder and doing it this way doesn't work using unleaded solder, or rather I cannot get it to stick.

[axk]

Thanks! I don't have separate flux to cover the wire in, only flux core solder so I couldn't get it to work until I started adding solder right there as I was touching the iron to the wire. Otherwise the flux just evaporated instantly. Also when I brought the iron all the way up to 480 it eventually melted the wire )

[swiftsilver]

Thanks, i just wasnt using enough flux! You can never ever have too much flux

[joshuaadams]

Do you know how to string, varnish and vacuum chamber this wire I'm looking for a good how to working on a prototype axial flux generator.

[wd]

what about cleaning 0.1 mm wire? I am having a heck of a time getting the coating off.

[joeanderson]

Great vid skills. And sound effects too

[nubrigol]

How come *my* soldering tip cleaner doesn't make that noise?

[kenshields]

I've seen methods for everythnig from burning it off with a lighter to using the bare tip to melt it off and it never works. This method however was perfect, thanks for putting it out there!

[naderhumood]

V great good vedio. Thanks you very much indeed.

[johny]

This was very helpful, thanks, I’m guessing this doesn’t need to be done for non enameled copper wire??

is there a good way to do it in the middle of the wire too?

[naderhumood]

SIR. Do you recommend the wire for fixing pcb traces?. Many thanks....Appreciate your answers