Steve,

As I said in another correspondence, to assure solder wetting, we "tin" wire
"tips" (the area of the wire exposed after stripping the insulation). The
"tinning" process really is stripping, dipping the exposed copper in the
specified flux, then dipping the wire into a small solder pot. Again, one of
the big things is not letting the solder wick up under the insulation.
Another is assuring the wire wets the exposed copper and it is the length
required to wrap around the terminal or be inserted into connector cups.

Unless I'm missing something, what's the point of "plating" the wire? Please
let me know.

Earl

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