Patent ID: 6523251
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: H02G,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of removing insulation from a flat cable with conductors embedded in insulation and extending parallelly in a longitudinal direction, comprising the step of mechanically removing the insulation transversely to the longitudinal direction to the conductors with a milling tool having a first milling tool half and a second milling tool half which are electrically insulated from each other, detecting at least one exposed conductor of the conductors by generating a signal with the first milling tool half and conducting the signal through the exposed conductor to the second milling tool half, the step of removing the insulation including removing the insulation in dependence on the signal indicating detection of at least one of the conductors, and subsequently checking each of the conductors with a contact to determine whether the conductor is stripped, short-circuited or interrupted, the checking step including conducting a signal from the milling tool to the exposed conductor and from a previously exposed conductor to the contact.