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Crimping large cable lugs without a crimper
On a related note, just how are you supposed to strip (ie. remove insulation
from) these large cables? I've seen strippers up to 8 gauge, but nothing larger. I can't believe a utility knife is the proper tool. |
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Crimping large cable lugs without a crimper
Here are two that I like to use.
http://www.brenco-inc.com/catalog/ripleystrip/u6.jpg http://www.brenco-inc.com/catalog/ripleystrip/u11.jpg Don AL wrote: On a related note, just how are you supposed to strip (ie. remove insulation from) these large cables? I've seen strippers up to 8 gauge, but nothing larger. I can't believe a utility knife is the proper tool. |
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Crimping large cable lugs without a crimper
According to Don Murray :
AL wrote: On a related note, just how are you supposed to strip (ie. remove insulation from) these large cables? I've seen strippers up to 8 gauge, but nothing larger. I can't believe a utility knife is the proper tool. Here are two that I like to use. http://www.brenco-inc.com/catalog/ripleystrip/u6.jpg http://www.brenco-inc.com/catalog/ripleystrip/u11.jpg Those look nice -- but rather specialized to given gauge wire. I have one which I particularly like which has a spring-loaded V cradle for the wire with insulation, and a penetrating knife blade with an adjustable depth stop, which will cut all the way through the insulation (or ideally -- almost all the way though, but not quite), and then a press of a button will rotate the knife blade to parallel to the wire's axis, so when you pull it off the end, it also slits the insulation down to the end, making it easier to peel off. It also works well on multi-conductor cables, such as you would use for feeding the three-phase motor on your lathe or mill. Enjoy, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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Crimping large cable lugs without a crimper
DoN. Nichols wrote: According to Don Murray : AL wrote: On a related note, just how are you supposed to strip (ie. remove insulation from) these large cables? I've seen strippers up to 8 gauge, but nothing larger. I can't believe a utility knife is the proper tool. Here are two that I like to use. http://www.brenco-inc.com/catalog/ripleystrip/u6.jpg http://www.brenco-inc.com/catalog/ripleystrip/u11.jpg Those look nice -- but rather specialized to given gauge wire. I have one which I particularly like which has a spring-loaded V cradle for the wire with insulation, and a penetrating knife blade with an adjustable depth stop, which will cut all the way through the insulation (or ideally -- almost all the way though, but not quite), and then a press of a button will rotate the knife blade to parallel to the wire's axis, so when you pull it off the end, it also slits the insulation down to the end, making it easier to peel off. It also works well on multi-conductor cables, such as you would use for feeding the three-phase motor on your lathe or mill. Enjoy, DoN. I've also used ones like that, and some of that style after you've ringed the wire, instead of turning the blade a full 90 degrees to be parallel to the wire, you can just turn it 10 or 15 degrees, spin the tool around the wire, cutting a spiral to the end of the wire, which peels off like a pigtail. Much easier on larger wire. Don |
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Crimping large cable lugs without a crimper
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... | On a related note, just how are you supposed to strip (ie. remove insulation | from) these large cables? I've seen strippers up to 8 gauge, but nothing | larger. I can't believe a utility knife is the proper tool. Works fine. Just mind what you're doing. Use a very sharp blade (I always start with a brand new blade,) score the insulation and then rip it open. If that isn't enough, cut it deeper. My favorite thing is to score the insulation around circumferentially (sp?) first then bend the wire until it breaks. Once that's loose, pull it off. If necessary I'll score into the slug longways, but the idea is that when you pull it off, the strands are clean and still lay in place. Some folks cut it away like they were sharpening a pencil, but they make sure the blade angle is such that the edge won't cut into the metal when it gets there. The standards I have to work to won't allow that because of the potential for error on critical lengths. |
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Crimping large cable lugs without a crimper
carl mciver wrote: My favorite thing is to score the insulation around circumferentially (sp?) first then bend the wire until it breaks. Once that's loose, pull it off. If necessary I'll score into the slug longways, but the idea is that when you pull it off, the strands are clean and still lay in place. Some folks cut it away like they were sharpening a pencil, but they make sure the blade angle is such that the edge won't cut into the metal when it gets there. The standards I have to work to won't allow that because of the potential for error on critical lengths. I've always been taught to never score around the circumference of wire with a knife, by hand. When I strip wire with a knife, I do it similar to sharpening a pencil, but I use a skinning knife and not a utility knife. My preferred skinning knife is this one. http://www.buckinghammfg.com/linemen/opsk.html Th only time it's OK to ring a wire, is when you are stripping semiconductor off of poly and you use a tool called a banana stripper. Here is a page of cable preparation tools. http://www.brenco-inc.com/catalog/ri...ip/default.htm Don |
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