prysmian cables

[dcelectrical]

Hi, seeing that i am not the only one using auto wire strippers (some of the older boys that sub to me still tell me off for using these). i have been experiencing issues with twin and earth stripping on 1mm and 1.5mm cables in that the blue or brown comes off, its a bit of an arse as i then have to get the side cutters out and do it the old skool way. anyone else having these issues.

 

[ExArmy]

what are auto wire strippers?

 

[DaveyD]

You wave the cable near an outlet and it strips and terminates itself. Wonderful.

 

[dcelectrical]

ck red handled wire strippers as mentioned in the "what do you all use" post, although they are not technically automatic, a bit like the cars, you still need to be there

 

[ruston]

I had this with some SWA recently , had to literally shave the core insulation off. Had it awhile ago with T+E but it was'nt prysmian.

 

[electric will]

Get ya self some ck snips with the cut outs t the bottom for 1.5 and 2.5mm I got some and there great, also got a hole for cutting accessory screws down.

 

[Guitarist]

Been using a stanley knife for sheath and these bad boys for inner cores for over 20 years. Never had any problems...

 

[Marvo]

I also use strippers like those pictured by Guitarist above, especially for panels where there's hundreds of wires to be stripped. I have a metric pair and an imperial pair for SWG wiring.

 

[Guitarist]

I also have a red pair, which go smaller for things like PEC wiring. Both IDEAL Industries, made in the USA, and really robust.

 

[telectrix]

i use these.

 

[Robotstar5]

I use these as I'm mainly working on singles/tri-rated in panels



Although I'm going to look for alternatives as the last set I bought started damaging the insulation where it grips.

 

[apowspark]

life savers

 

[Guitarist]

I just don't get on with auto-strippers. Have tried several, but I like to control how deeply I bite into the insulation, as every stranded cable is different.

 

[johnboy6083]

I've got a set by Thomas and betts. You can get these from RS. They cut and strip, and are very good for panel work

 

[StuSpiers]

I use these:

 

[boberty]

Did try auto strippers when i had to wire panals for baggage lines bloody things broke on 2nd cable, and insulation was that tough i had to use the stanly to strip the ends down.