Help with 33 ga Tonearm Wire

Brad, I just used a tube of flux I bought at Rat Shack.

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.

No problen Bd, glad I may have helped.

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.

thanks Chad, I've had some trouble getting the solder to flow on the wire . . . perhaps that's the solution. I think I'll experiment a little with different temp settings.

thanks Kal, after posting this thread I also found a procedure written on vinylnirvana.com that used the same Cardas wire I'm using - said to burn it off using a butane lighter. This should be much better than what I was trying. I like your suggestion better because it helps solve my other problem (ie working with the tiny fraying wire) by tinning the end.

thanks again.

I thought a friend told me that Cardas and a typical solder gun wont get along too well, you need a much higher temp....if I recall.

Depends on the insulation. Often, the best way to handle this is with a solder pot. Just dip the end in, it will melt the insulation and tin the end. (This will not work with Teflon but it's worth a try otherwise.)

Kal