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Best Wire Strippers for small AWG Electronic Repair in 2022?
tooki:
--- Quote from: bflores on July 12, 2022, 11:57:29 pm ---I also threw the Ideal-Tek WS3620 in the cart as well, based on Adafruit youtube video.
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That looks the same as the Weicon I posted. Honestly, i think if you get the CK, you’re unlikely to end up using this. (I have two CKs (a 330011 and a 330013) — and plan to get more — because when making cables, I can have one set for the crimp terminals on one end, and another for whatever else I’m doing. First world problem, I know! :P)
The Weicon/Idealtek one, you squeeze, then release, rotate, and then pull off. With the CK, you set the wire size, then squeeze, turn a small amount (a wiggle is practically enough), pull off, and then release.
tooki:
--- Quote from: Someone on July 12, 2022, 11:08:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: tooki on July 12, 2022, 10:06:59 pm ---For the wire range you gave, the best full-automatic stripper I’ve used is the Knipex 12 52 195. (It’s like a Stripax, just a bit more optimized for smaller wires.) I have one of these at work and plan on getting one for at home.
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Pictured below, its a u/v blade stripper with a tension adjustment. They claim a much wider working range than the stripax competitors, but don't offer the "magic" stripax model: segmented blades with tension adjustment and free placing of (multiple) wires to strip simultaneously.
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What do you mean by “segmented” blade? Stripax blades are one straight blade on top, one on the bottom.
Someone:
--- Quote from: tooki on July 13, 2022, 12:21:03 am ---
--- Quote from: Someone on July 12, 2022, 11:08:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: tooki on July 12, 2022, 10:06:59 pm ---For the wire range you gave, the best full-automatic stripper I’ve used is the Knipex 12 52 195. (It’s like a Stripax, just a bit more optimized for smaller wires.) I have one of these at work and plan on getting one for at home.
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Pictured below, its a u/v blade stripper with a tension adjustment. They claim a much wider working range than the stripax competitors, but don't offer the "magic" stripax model: segmented blades with tension adjustment and free placing of (multiple) wires to strip simultaneously.
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What do you mean by “segmented” blade? Stripax blades are one straight blade on top, one on the bottom.
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Their valued patent was for segmented blades that conform around the wire, completely automatic, no size adjustment., single action stripping of multiple conductors.
While that is still available as a "stripax", Weidmuller also sell a bunch of u/v or straight blade strippers under the same branding/look so it gets very confusing unless you actually talk about the specific stripping technology. Just like a curie point soldering iron /= "metcal" type as they brand all sorts of things now.
However, "automatic" seems to be bandied about with no caution :P 30 posts in and still the communication is just shouting random words that no-one agrees on the meaning of ....
Electro Fan:
Outstanding wire stripper. Holds sharpness, easily repeatably precise, thoroughly dependable. No muss, no fuss, just perfecto every time. Marketed under both Greenlee and Paladin brands. Easily precisely strips all the way to 30 AWG Kynar wire. Also available in a big brother size wire stripper (same overall tool size just handles larger 10-24 AWG diameter wires). Available on Amazon as a 2 tool set for $30. Hard to imagine a reason to buy any other wire strippers.
https://www.jensentools.com/greenlee-pa1118-stripper-wire-progrip-20-ergonomic-30-20-awg/p/618pl1118
Zoli:
--- Quote from: Someone on July 13, 2022, 05:05:45 am ---...
However, "automatic" seems to be bandied about with no caution :P 30 posts in and still the communication is just shouting random words that no-one agrees on the meaning of ....
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Automatic in the title(Best Wire Strippers for small AWG Electronic Repair in 2022?) context means auto-adjusting the stripping diameter and length; at least that's meaning for me.
Of course, if you have the budget, you can go BIG :-DD :-DD :-DD
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