Wire strippers are tools used to remove the outer coating of a cable to expose the live wire underneath. This is necessary when connecting wires or applying a connector. Sheathed wires protect against damage, fire hazards, and interference. Professionals use size-specific strippers, while automatic machines are used for industrial applications. Stripping errors can be corrected by trimming the edge and stripping again.
Wire strippers are tools used to strip the outer jacket of a cable to expose the live wire underneath. Typically, this tool is used when two wires need to be connected or when a connector needs to be applied to the end of a coated wire. Wire strippers can also be called wire strippers. Most people use wire strippers to strip audio-visual cables, such as speaker cables, coaxial cables, or video cables, to connect them to a data source such as a cable box or audio receiver. Wire stripping tools are usually hand-held metal tools that look similar to pliers, except that they have a cutting edge and a stripping hole instead of a socket.
Most cables are sheathed to improve safety and extend the operating life of the cable. Sheathed wires and cables are wrapped in what amounts to a protective tube around the wire. This tube protects the cable from damage, protects against possible fire hazards, and protects against interference with other electronic signals. If the wire is such that the conductive metal is visible and exposed, the wire is uncoated.
Any sheathed wire must be stripped in preparation for connection to plugs or other wires. Usually, stripping a wire or cable involves cutting the coating on the cable to peel it off so it slides off the outside of the wire without damaging it. A cut is made in the jacket on the wire, which allows for the length of bare wire needed to make the connection. If the coating isn’t cut deep enough, it probably won’t come off without force, and the force can break the cable. Cutting the cable jacket too deep can cut the wires needed to transmit the type of signal the cable carries.
Professionals such as electricians or cable installation specialists often use size-specific strippers designed to strip a precise type of wire commonly used in their industries. Automatic stripping machines are used for industrial applications where a lot of wires need to be stripped. Most wire strippers come with wire cutters already built into the tool. Other wire strippers may have specific sized holes designed to strip wires of various sizes perfectly. Using a specially sized wire stripper can make it easier to do a proper wire stripping job.
Stripping a cable with a wire stripper is usually easy to do, and stripping errors can be easily corrected. Older, brittle, or weathered wires within a cable can make a successful stripping job more difficult than usual. Unless the amount of cable available is limited, a bad cable stripping job can be fixed by simply trimming the badly stripped edge with a cable or wire cutter and stripping the cable again.
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