On 27 Mar 2007 20:35:58 -0700, 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.


There are a number of tools for stripping cable sheath longtitudinally
eg. Knipex
http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Cable-S...&category=1051
but these are only for cables of around 6mm diam minimal. In order to
strip individual conductor sheathing (insulation) for smaller gauges
this is a rather specialised function for such purposes as stripping
thermocouple wires. This company sells this type of stripping tool but
they would be very expensive and probably only viable for mass
production. You also need a different stripper die for each wire
gauge.
http://www.ariindustries.com/accesso...ping_tool.php3