Tonearm Wire Insulation

[Global]

I am going nuts rewiring an arm at the moment! I have always had difficulty in stripping fine tonearm wire but I can't seem to get the insulation of this Cardas stuff without damaging the conductors.

What is the secret?

Thanks

Mark

[andrew ivimey]

stripping fine and delicate wire is difficult. It has occurred to me in the past that I should start with twice the length I think I will need because I am going to do it wrong again and again and again.

If it is teflon coating this is the worst.

Inelegant as it is, you could always burn round the insulation to make a break with a soldering iron, match etc.

Whatever, we have to take great care with fine wires.

[david counter]

according to the instructions I got with my Ingcognito kit ,
the way to deal with Cardas is by tinning it with the soldering iron,
the plastic burns away to nothing leaving a nice tinned wire
it worked fine for me

[Global]

D'ohhh!

Thank you David! Seems obvious when you know but until you try to solder it you don't see this behaviour and I hadn't tried to solder yet 'cos I was having difficulty stripping it.

Mark

[buddam]

I was thinking of re-wiring my OL Rega 250 with Cardas 33awg. I've been told that Cardas only sell this as bare wire and that anything made up into 2 twisted pairs say with outer cover is not Cardas supported (a la Parts Connexion (or is it Michael Percy). Cardas supplier in UK (near Twickenham , forget the name) told me very bluntly, if not rudely, that Cardas must be bought as individual wires. Is this your experience? Did you buy with the sheath on? And what cartridge clips are you using?

Thanks

Adrian

[david counter]

Interesting, the only Cardas tonearm wire I've seen is sold in seperate colours and not made up with an outer sheath, I didn't know you could get it like that