KX1 Kynar wire

[Craig Rairdin]

What's up with this Kynar wire in the KX1 kit? I seem to recall this problem
when building my first KX1. The second one is no better. It's impossible to
strip it without causing it to break - either during stripping or after it's
soldered to the board. My "as seen on TV" wire stripper just cuts it. If I
carefully roll it under my exacto knife it either breaks when I pull off the
insulation or after I solder it to the board and bend it allow the board to
mount flat against the KX1 board. I don't think stripping it is causing the
problem. Even when I burn the insulation off so there are no nicks in the
wire it breaks when you manipulate it.

 

I've blown through the supply in the kit. The wire just disintegrates when I
touch or move it. I'll order more on Monday, though I'm thinking I'm going
to need a spool. I may pick up some locally so I can continue building. The
wire seems unnecessarily fancy for this job. I'm sure Radio Shack has some
lamp cord I could use that would accomplish the same thing. Well, maybe
something a little lighter than that. But certainly anything would work,
right?

 

Any suggestions for handling this wire so it doesn't just fall apart in your
hands?

 

Craig

NZ0R

KX1 #1499

K1 #1966

K2/100 #4941

K3/100 #25

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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Craig,

I believe you are talking about the #24 wire used for the KXB3080
option.  Unless the wire has been changed in the last month, there is no
breakage problem that I have seen in the many KXB3080 installations that
I have done.
I have had no problem stripping it with one of the cheapo pliers type
striiping tools - you know the ones that just look like two hinged metal
strips with a notch for cutting and stripping the wire - just adjust
them to *not* nick the wire.

The long "F" wire is the only one that really needs this thin wire -
that one must go through a via hole in the board to get to the LPF relay
on the top of the board.  You can substitute other wire for all except
that one.  There is enough green insulated wire to make the rest of the
connections.

73,
Don W3FPR


Craig Rairdin wrote:

> What's up with this Kynar wire in the KX1 kit? I seem to recall this problem
> when building my first KX1. The second one is no better. It's impossible to
> strip it without causing it to break - either during stripping or after it's
> soldered to the board. My "as seen on TV" wire stripper just cuts it. If I
> carefully roll it under my exacto knife it either breaks when I pull off the
> insulation or after I solder it to the board and bend it allow the board to
> mount flat against the KX1 board. I don't think stripping it is causing the
> problem. Even when I burn the insulation off so there are no nicks in the
> wire it breaks when you manipulate it.
>
>  
>
> I've blown through the supply in the kit. The wire just disintegrates when I
> touch or move it. I'll order more on Monday, though I'm thinking I'm going
> to need a spool. I may pick up some locally so I can continue building. The
> wire seems unnecessarily fancy for this job. I'm sure Radio Shack has some
> lamp cord I could use that would accomplish the same thing. Well, maybe
> something a little lighter than that. But certainly anything would work,
> right?
>
>  
>
> Any suggestions for handling this wire so it doesn't just fall apart in your
> hands?
>
>  
>
> Craig
>
> NZ0R
>
> KX1 #1499
>
> K1 #1966
>
> K2/100 #4941
>
> K3/100 #25
>
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