Cleaning Varnish off of Motor Leads?

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  • Darin Jordan
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2007
    • 8335

    #1

    Cleaning Varnish off of Motor Leads?

    Does anyone here have a suggestion as to how to prepare a set of motor leads for soldering? How do you go about stripping off the varnish insulation that is on them so that the solder will adhere?
    Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
    "Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."
  • ReddyWatts
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2007
    • 1711

    #2
    sand paper?
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    • egneg
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Feb 2008
      • 4670

      #3
      Brake fluid - it may take a while but it will do the job without harming the insulation. Modelers have been doing this for years to strip paint off of plastic parts.
      IMPBA 20481S D-12

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      • Rex R
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2007
        • 992

        #4
        if it is varnish(and not laquer) turpiline or mineral spirits ought to work...
        Still waiting for my boat to come in.it came in

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