[sdiy] connection wire

[Tom Arnold]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 09:17:46AM -0700, Tim Ressel wrote:
> I once bought some Teflon wire because I got tired of
> the insulation burning off cheap wire as I soldered
> it. But it became obvious Teflon is not a cure-all. It
> is hard to hold (slipperyist substance known to man,
> after all) and hard to strip. I now use Alpha 3050. It
> has high-temp insulation and is not too expensive.

One other long-term problem with teflon is insulation creep if you use
tie-wraps or have wires tightly bending around something.  Teflon will slowly
creep away from the tight spot and surprise you one day.  This is how I got
married to Lacing Tape and never use tiewraps anymore.

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