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Soviet style connecting wire?
tooki:
--- Quote from: TimFox on August 04, 2021, 05:06:53 pm ---There are different PVC formulations available from Western wire vendors. We used to call the good stuff "irradiated PVC", and it resisted soldering temperature better than did the cheap stuff. What do they call it now?
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”Irradiated PVC” or “cross-linked PVC”.
Why would you think its name would have changed, especially given that tons of it is used in the military, where things (like terminology) can’t change quickly?? (Serious question, not flippant.)
rstofer:
If you're melting the insulation, perhaps an anti-wicking tools will help. These are intended to prevent the solder from wicking up the wire at the termination.
TimFox:
Serious answer: I once had trouble locating the term "irradiated PVC" in a catalog. Here's an example of "XLPVC" wire from Alpha at DigiKey, which answers my question as to what they call it now:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/alpha-wire/7057-SL001/3715827
tooki:
It literally says “polyvinyl chloride, XLPVC, irradiated”. :palm:
If you can’t figure out that that’s irradiated PVC… :palm: :palm:
(And of course XLPVC stands for cross-linked PVC, the other term I expressly stated.)
TimFox:
Yes, I know. You asked why I wanted to know the current nomenclature, and I replied that once upon a time I could not find it when searching.
Searching today for "irradiated PVC wire" at DigiKey, I found what I posted in my "serious answer" to your question. I figured it out immediately, including the syntax--do you have any further questions?
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