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Mid-Span Wire Stripping for Splicing

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This man knows his tool. #tools #handtools #electrical #shorts

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What happens here

To splice into the middle of a wire, or tie into it without cutting it completely, position the wire into the stripping jaws at the desired splice point. Pass the jaw over the wire and squeeze the handles. The tool will cleanly open the insulation at that point, exposing the conductor without severing the wire.

Goal: Strip insulation from the middle of a wire for splicing

Tools and materials

  • Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper — Performing mid-span stripping
  • Wire — Demonstrating mid-span stripping

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real small wires, LED wires, alarm wires. This did them four at a time without nicking strands at all. Cutters right here if you need to cut the wires off. Now, if you want to splice in the middle of a wire or you want to tie right into it, just pass a jaw right over the wire where you want to splice in. It opens up nice and clean in the wire. Now, if you got a trailer light repair, this blow right over that wire. Boom. You got them both at the same time without nicking strands again. Now, if you're in a tight spot, maybe you're

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