"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
...

"Anthony Fremont" wrote in message
...
wrote:
I plan to install a remote starter in my car. I'd like to buy a tool
to strip the wires, if its not too expensive. I have a set of plier-
like ones, where you insert the wire into the correct slot, squeeze
the handles, then pull the wire through, shedding the insulation.

But that is only for stripping the ends of wires. I'd like to be able
to strip wires 'inline', without cutting them. Is that what an
automatic stripper does? Like
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062786
or
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42101

Or is there another tool? Thanks.

Those strippers are for stripping the end only. Their specialty is that
they "adjust" to the size of the wire automatically. This means they
only remove 10% of the strands along with the insulation. ;-)

Seriously, you should use a better connector instead. You don't want to
strip an inch of insulation off, you just want to displace enough
insulation to make a connection. Something like these:
http://www3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/...er/output_html
Try to find some that have a moisture resistant grease inside. This will
not only keep water out, but the air too.


That's exactly the item that I was going to suggest as well. They are made
for the job of in-line splicing, and do it very well.

Arfa


90% of professional alarm installers use the T-Tap 3M connectors. They have
a great track record and work well, and are used because of the speed in
which they can be put in, as well as the fact you don't want to drop a hot
soldering iron in a brand new corvette seat :-). If you use some 3M super 33
tape and wrap the harness for the alarm, and wrap your connections properly,
when you finish it looks enough like the car harness that a thief is hard
pressed to find the alarm wiring :-)

Jammy
(Got stuck doing installs as well as repairs when I started in electronics)