Hello,
I use a fine stainless-steel (PFA-insulated) wire for electrodes and one of the fun parts is stripping the insulation off of the ends.
What I have been doing is clamping the wire about 3-5mm from the end with very sharp surgical scissors and dragging them to the end of the wire to peel the insulation. I'll admit, I usually cut right through the wire or it doesn't dig into the insulation enough. After a few tries, it works, but it's a real pain! I have also used a lighter to burn the insulation off, but it seems to ruin the bare contact.
Wire specs:
Wondering if there is a better method or a fine enough tool to do the job better than I have been doing.
Also... out of curiosity, when a wire stripper states its smallest diameter gauge, say 36 AWG, does that refer to the insulation AWG or the bare wire AWG?
Thanks!
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A pair of fine forceps seems to work well...
I use a fine stainless-steel (PFA-insulated) wire for electrodes and one of the fun parts is stripping the insulation off of the ends.
What I have been doing is clamping the wire about 3-5mm from the end with very sharp surgical scissors and dragging them to the end of the wire to peel the insulation. I'll admit, I usually cut right through the wire or it doesn't dig into the insulation enough. After a few tries, it works, but it's a real pain! I have also used a lighter to burn the insulation off, but it seems to ruin the bare contact.
Wire specs:
- bare diameter: 0.003 in / 76.2 µm
- coated diameter: 0.0055 in / 139.7 µm
- nominal AWG (bare): 41
- nominal AWG (coated): 36
Wondering if there is a better method or a fine enough tool to do the job better than I have been doing.
Also... out of curiosity, when a wire stripper states its smallest diameter gauge, say 36 AWG, does that refer to the insulation AWG or the bare wire AWG?
Thanks!
**
A pair of fine forceps seems to work well...
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