Stripping wires. Lots of wires.

SpearMan74 · Post by **SpearMan74** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:13 am

Do you really have to strip 48 wires, both ends, to relocate the cartrege slot? Is there an easy way so i won't waste an entire day stripping?????

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:25 am

Your teeth. You can use a scsi double male adapter an d some other jazz, but I always found solder and ribbon cable is the easiest.

SpearMan74 · Post by **SpearMan74** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:43 am

you dont really mean ur teeth do you? Or a regualar wire stripper?

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:19 am

I use my teeth 'cause my wire stripper sucks, but if you have a good stripper you can strip 48 wires in like 5 minutes.

SpearMan74 · Post by **SpearMan74** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:26 am

Yeah man im stupid. I was using the stripper on plyers(which are a bich). I have a wire stripper but i never thought to use it. My bad.

Post by **marshallh** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:44 pm

I use the strippers on my pliers. Took me about an hour in total to move the cartridge slot. If you haven't soldered much before, make sure you practice on something else so you don't have to repeat this twice.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 4:45 pm

i just use my nails and scizzors. it takes a while but is reall easy and doesn't require you to buy anything

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:36 pm

marshallh wrote:I use the strippers on my pliers. Took me about an hour in total to move the cartridge slot. If you haven't soldered much before, make sure you practice on something else so you don't have to repeat this twice.

Watch my video tutorial series.

SpearMan74 · Post by **SpearMan74** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:36 pm

I asked this on my other thing too, but i want an answer. Should i use flux when soldering?

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:37 pm

SpearMan74 wrote:Should i use flux when soldering?

Oh yeah.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:53 pm

it helps a lot but if you get good enough then you should be able to work without it

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:01 pm

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FLUX flux is the shiznit and you can use lemon juice as flux also plus stripping wires with your teeth is way faster and easier especially for ribbon cable

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:55 pm

Um...ahem

Whats flux?

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:47 am

Makes solder stick better.

Post by **Triton** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:44 pm

best wirestrippers ever in my opinion, can be had cheap too