This type of Magnet wire is a copper wire coated with a very thin layer of enamel insulation.
Featuring a thickened polyurethane enamel coating to provide fantastic insulation, this wire resists damage and ensures long-lasting performance. The insulation can be removed using a soldering iron with temperatures 320-380 °C
This magnet wire has a diameter of just 0.1 mm, making it perfect for soldering onto SMD LEDs for installation in model locomotives and wiring up scratch built railway signals with LEDs.
This wire is so fine it will fit in places standard wires won't fit, therefore it allows it to be easily hidden or used as “prototypical” electrical cable in actual wiring situations on your models and layout.
The insulation is quite durable and can be painted for further concealment or required effects, while it can be easily stripped as part of the wire tinning process.
Grab yourself a roll today, as you will definitely find many uses for it on your layout and in your model trains.
Specifications:
- Wire diameter: 0.1 mm
- Wire Type: Solid Copper
- Insulation: Polyurethane Enamel
- Enamel Colour: Copper or Red
- Enamel Removal: Soldering Iron 320-390 °C
- Spool Size: 10 metre
How to remove the insulation
With the solder iron set at the recommended temperature and the tip clean, apply solder to the tip to form a “bubble”.
Pick up a piece of the cut magnet wire and poke the end of the wire into the solder bubble and immediately pull it out. If the iron is hot enough, it will burn away the Polyurethane Enamel insulation. Once the end it tinned, it should have a definite “line” or transition where the tinned wire becomes the insulated wire. Trim back the tinned end to a required length, and then it’s ready to be soldered onto a SMD LED.