tool for stripping wires without cutting them?

Thats what I used when I put in my last remote starter. It was a lot of slow, careful work. I was hoping there was a tool that could do this quickly and without risk of cutting the wire.

You can buy those in dollar stores.

Most of us use a pocket knife - carefully, so as to not nick the wire.

oh, you want to strip the wire without taking/cutting the conecctors of , ?? buy a cigarette lighter, soften/melt the plastic and QUICKLY pul the insulastion off with ya fingers. mark k

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:

I use linemans plyers / dikes, but lots of people can't strip wire with them.. They are my favorite tool for stripping wire.

Of these two the RS one is ideal for this purpose - provided you use the correct size for the cable, and the sizes provided by the jaws cover the cables in use. I've got just about every cable stripper known to man and although the automatic types sound like a good idea they simply don't match up to this type for stripping with no chance of conductor damage - provided as I say you use the correct 'notch' out of the four provided and make sure it's aligned on the cable. If you're sloppy about this it makes a good cable cutter. ;-) The snag is it needs more space to work than some other types.

This type is also of use as again won't damage the conductor but has to be manually adjusted. Couldn't find it on the RS site, but most electricians use them.

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

I use a T-stripper, I love it.

And look like the bodge they are. ;-) You'll not find them used on a maker's harness.

Do you think that stripping an inch of insulation in the middle of a run is a better way to go? If so, you'll not be doing any wiring on my car. ;-) Short of soldering, I can't think of anything more reliable than IDC type crimp-ons. They're used all over the place in critcal applications. e.g. computer data cables, network and telephone industry etc. Auto makers use plenty of crimp-on pins too. :-)

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

I don't know of any tool that would strip a section of wire other than at the end. Why not use 3M splicers like everyone else? They don't require anything except a pair of pliers. Way back when I started out in electronics one of my first jobs was installing auto accessories. I used those splicers all the time and can't recall every having a problem with them.

Heh, I just suggested these in a prior reply. I've used a ton of those without any problems.

But they're not a crimp. Proper crimped connections are fine.

And 90% of aftermarket alarms are a problem within a few years. ;-)

There you go, cheapest cutters and the most handy.. I have auto strippers and never use them. I can strip must faster with those simple ones.

On 27 Mar 2007 20:35:58 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com put finger to keyboard and composed:

I use several mentioned in this thread, including yours. I also use a "T-Rex" for ribbon cable and such like:

- Franc Zabkar

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:23:44 +1000, Franc Zabkar put finger to keyboard and composed:

Sorry, I just realised that you wanted to strip *without* cutting.

- Franc Zabkar