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From: phil@mips.COM (Phil Arellano)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Novice question about CD headphone wire
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Date: 11 Apr 90 20:45:44 GMT
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In article <17660060@hpfcdj.HP.COM> myers@hpfcdj.HP.COM (Bob Myers) writes:
>
>The wires ARE insulated - they very likely have a thin plastic or enamel
>coating (which is responsible for the color) and you have to scrape through
>that before they can be soldered.

Also, the copper colored wire may have a *clear* insulation coating.  This
coating must be scraped off as well!


	phil



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