Small Gauge Stripper With Adjustable Length - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Sierra
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 07:42:13 pm
content: Long time looker but first post.Have a project coming up that will require stripping many 26AWG leads to lengths between .050" and .100".Can anyone point me in a direction for a set of strippers that will suit wire this small AND has a stop that can be set this short?I know it exists but I've spent considerable time searching and haven't found anything.Thanks in advance.

author: Someone
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2016, 11:06:19 pm
content: Weidmüller Stripax goes to 2.5mm (0.1") stripping length, and can be modified to go lower. But you'll have some troubles with the sheathes stretching so a thermal stripper which doesn't require pulling the insulation would be a better choice for precision lengths.

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 12:01:20 am
content: How many is many? For 10 to a few 100 and a one-time event, there are some manual methods that might interest you. For >1000, I would suggest something more automated, but I have never been in that situation.You have given us a stripped length, I think. How long are the wires to be stripped? What is the insulation? PVC? Kynar? Teflon? Other?John

author: KL27x
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2016, 06:16:04 am
content: OK industries/Jonard ST-500? I don't know for sure that the adjustable stop goes down as small as 0.05".I think the fastest way to do a LOT is going to be with an open ended stripper. By the time you do 20+ of them, you will be calibrated as well as you can possibly repeat using an adjustable stop. Something like a Jonard SB-2426 clamped to your bench.

author: Sierra
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 01:55:42 pm
content: Thanks all for the suggestions. I'll look into some of these.Wire has PVC insulation and over 1,000+ will need to be stripped.Automated may well be the solution depending on cost. The .050 and .100 stripped lengths are just some that are needed. I'll look into the tools recommended above but (and one could have been mentioned) anyone have a suggestion for an automated solution without breaking the bank?

author: Sierra
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 02:22:20 pm
content: Forgot to add that wire length will vary from 6 inches to a couple of feet.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 02:38:29 pm
content: You might want to take a look at anEraser BTS1 Thermal Wire Stripper. No prices given on any of the distributors I found, but a quick phone call will take care of that.

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2016, 08:57:45 pm
content: For stripping many wires to the same strip length heat is a good alternative. As someone else mentioned, you don't need to deal with the stretch factor one has with cutter methods. The fact that the insulation is simply PVC makes heat even more attractive. For stripping ribbon cable, here is what I do:1) Clamp wire in spring clamp the strip length2) Blow hot air down the center opening of the spring clamp until it is hot enough II go by the "lovely" smell of melted PVC)3) Pull the wires out without opening the clampEven if the spring clip is only 20 wires wide, you are only talking about doing it 50 times.John