Originally Posted by
JRXS_chris
One thing that I read with interest in one of the UK mags was how one racer in 12th had removed all the insulation off the wires and coated them with heatshrink removing a lot of weight. Possibly worth a try...
I would be surprised if the insulation weighs more than a gram or so. Heatshrink would not offer anywhere near the protection of the rubber insulation on good quality wire nor would it be as flexible.