On 11/21/2010 1:48 PM, Karl Townsend wrote:
My horrible fright quality wire stripper has worn out... Its a pliers
action that clamps then brings two blades on the wire before pulling.
For stripping #22 to #28 wire, what's a good unit?


I have stripped about a zillion wire ends in the past half century. I
have used the pliers type and the circle type and any other type that
fell across the bench. I now use a thermal stripper or plain old scissor
type strippers. If you need a crutch when stripping insulation try no-niks:

http://assets.twacomm.com/assets/pdf/7133.pdf


I'm in love with the D-sub crimper DoN put me on to. I used to tin the
ends of very small wire before putting in a terminal strip. Today, I
just crimped D-sub pins on. Quicker and better than tinning. But, made
me wonder, is there a crimp product made just for terminal strip
insertion?

It is not considered good practice to tin stranded wire for insertion
into a terminal block. The solder cold flows and the connection loosens,
and the solder/wire intersection forms a brittle stress point.


Kevin Gallimore