I find with tools like this (I use the pressmaster embla with the blue blade) that larger conductors are best stripped by giving an initial half squeeze, releasing pressure, rotate the tool 90⁰ around the wire & then give a proper squeeze to finish the job. The extra pair of "cuts" in the insulation allows the insulation to be removed cleanly. The embla's blue blade is specifically designed for PTFE insulation, so that probably helps too.
Although I now use either some CK strippers or Knipex unit similar to the above, for a few years i just used a set of great pliers with a good feel and knicked around the cable with the cutting edge (only on single core cable) and slide the outer insulation off careful not to mark the copper core. This was how an experienced guy i trained with showed me. He said if you can do it this way you can always get by and do it when the fancy tools aren't with you or the compulsory construction site thief has took them. How many of you have done it this way.
Hello from the USA My go to tool for stripping and cutting is the old linemen's and i need to upgrade. Cables have changed from when i got my licence 33 years ago. Love your show please continue your information is great even though you across the pond. Thank You
Very impressed, seriously thinking of getting one. The ability to leave the insulation on when doing a lot of wires would be very useful. By the way, I always twist before putting on a ferrule, if nothing else it helps to get the wire in there..!
Good vid, one of my panels got a show 😮. I’m going to give the Vargo (or Wago) a try as I’m in the market for a new stripper. I’ll let you know how I get on. PS I’m a short twist type of guy with fine wire 😉 👊😎👍💙
QUESTION: sorry if I missed this, will it strip the protective sheath around twin and CPC? Wow, the intro of this video was 100% relevant to me. I've had a CK Automatic Stripper for over a decade and it finally broke. Bought a new CK, of course - but the new model just didn't work. Didn't grip the sheath. If you held the wire at a strange angle it would kind of work but mashed up the sheath and didn't give a clean cut. I replaced it with another one which worked better for about a week, then it became unreliable. Then I bought a cheap Amazon one which gives a really clean cut then I realised it just can't handle bigger diameters, e.g. a flat twin & CPC of 2.5mm is fine, but a round one is not. Then I bought the Knipex ergostrip which is okay but useless for stripping flat twin and CPC and a number of other external sheaths (although the only thing that will do meter tails nicely). Finally I use my non-automatic strippers for small single cores, but of course it doesn't strip protective sheath around multicore, only single core. Also you have to manually flick the stripped bit of sheath off each time, so annoying. Still I have no damned wire strippers and I'm hugely depressed because I have to get about 5 different strippers out for a job and none of them work properly. GRRRRR!!! I'm doing panels and general first fix - need something good!
Weidmuller makes a better version. The jaws are not solid but finely segmented laminations and conform to the shape of the insulation. I build automated machines. There new version has the crimper built in but at $350 it’s a bit pricey considering the number of crimping tools I already own. Most of them are for specific terminals and a mil spec one was $700. Most are made in Germany or Switzerland. They are made from hardened and ground steel. 90% of electrical problems are mechanical in nature. A nicked wire or loose crimp is usually what I find when called out to fix a line down machine. I am neurotic about the wires in my machines. I live in the USA but much of my equipment goes to the far East. ( South Korea, China & Taiwan are a long way for a service call.
I don't think WAGO made/dessigned these .. it's looks exacly the same as my Klauke K43/3 ( but the klauke is in Blue ) Seems only the extra feature is missing on mine . The Wiha Z 57 0 06 SB seems also exacly the same w/o the extra feature ..
Weidmüller also has this "extra feature", but a different way of using it. Can't say anything about the Wago version, but in my experience it pays of to pay a little more for this tools. You'll find basic versions for 10 - 20 €/$/whatever. But the more expensive ones from Knipex and Weidmüller (and I would consider Wiha, Klauke and Wago in the same category) usually perform much better. EDIT: I know the prices of the tools vary extremely from country to country. Export / Import must cost a fortune.
I’m almost certain it’s manufactured by WEZAG, a German private-label tool manufacturer that is best known for making crimp tools for all the big connector manufacturers.
@@leemc5646 I would imagine that they are classed as a specialist tool, are also made in Germany and can strip a multitude of different sized cables but i also agree with you that they are way overpriced and shouldn't be anymore than around £50
I now have a few redundant stripping tools as i live in Ireland and the only thing that will strip the new LSF cable is blood sweat and tears, its horrible cable to work with.
Well, well, so Wago have decided to copy Weidmuller? I have a Weidmuller Stripax... I've had it since 1986 and as I've retired in 2022 that makes it 36 years of service. The Stripax has a multi segment stripping jaw, which is replaceable. My model could only strip up from 0.08 to 6sq mm. I think the new ones go up to 10sq and 16sq depending on the model and I think they also do a model which crimps as well as stripping. Mine has a built in cutter and an adjuster for different cable sizes which you have to use if you need to strip very fine stranded wire. My Weidmuller Stripax is still working fine after 36 years as I use it around the house, but I might treat it to a new set of jaws. Gorden, get yourself one and try it.
I’m sure they’re familiar with it. All the terminal companies (WAGO, Weidmüller, Phoenix, etc) sell tools as well, and those tools are almost always outsourced. Some Weidmüller Stripax models and Phoenix Wirefox are rebadged Pressmaster (Sweden), the WAGO stripper is made by WEZAG (Germany). For all intents and purposes, nearly all first-party crimp tools are made by about 5 companies (Daniels, Astro, Pressmaster, WEZAG, and some Japanese company), and similarly, most automatic and semi-automatic strippers are made by a similar handful of companies (Pressmaster, WEZAG, Ideal (USA) and Jokari (Germany)). (Ignoring no-name knockoffs of course.) The WEZAG stripper is also sold by Wiha, the Pressmaster is sold under their own name and many others, like Jonard, Molex and Facom. TE’s is a rebadged Knipex, I suspect. The one I really like is the Knipex MultiStrip 10. It doesn’t have an adjustment control like the Stripax, because it doesn’t need it, it just works well throughout the wire size range, whereas with the Stripax I have to be very careful to remember to adjust it for smaller wires. (I’m an electronics technician, not an electrician, so I tend to work with a lot of thin wires, but still have to work with mains wiring too.) The only downside is that the MultiStrip is not as able to deal with slippery insulation like cross-linked PVC (never mind Teflon). The Stripax is a tad better with that.
Hi really like watching the videos that you make and the other electrains videos, was sad to see that another one of my favourites Eastway electrical has had all his tools robbed from his van, bloody low life scum ..
I find with tools like this (I use the pressmaster embla with the blue blade) that larger conductors are best stripped by giving an initial half squeeze, releasing pressure, rotate the tool 90⁰ around the wire & then give a proper squeeze to finish the job. The extra pair of "cuts" in the insulation allows the insulation to be removed cleanly.
The embla's blue blade is specifically designed for PTFE insulation, so that probably helps too.
Although I now use either some CK strippers or Knipex unit similar to the above, for a few years i just used a set of great pliers with a good feel and knicked around the cable with the cutting edge (only on single core cable) and slide the outer insulation off careful not to mark the copper core. This was how an experienced guy i trained with showed me. He said if you can do it this way you can always get by and do it when the fancy tools aren't with you or the compulsory construction site thief has took them. How many of you have done it this way.
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Hello from the USA My go to tool for stripping and cutting is the old linemen's and i need to upgrade. Cables have changed from when i got my licence 33 years ago. Love your show please continue your information is great even though you across the pond. Thank You
Thanks Charles - we are planning a trip over to the US at some point
Very impressed, seriously thinking of getting one. The ability to leave the insulation on when doing a lot of wires would be very useful. By the way, I always twist before putting on a ferrule, if nothing else it helps to get the wire in there..!
Good vid, one of my panels got a show 😮. I’m going to give the Vargo (or Wago) a try as I’m in the market for a new stripper. I’ll let you know how I get on.
PS I’m a short twist type of guy with fine wire 😉
👊😎👍💙
I'm on the tools along time working in control panels, and I find wieldmuller the best by far and they stand the test of time
WEIDMÜLLER
QUESTION: sorry if I missed this, will it strip the protective sheath around twin and CPC? Wow, the intro of this video was 100% relevant to me. I've had a CK Automatic Stripper for over a decade and it finally broke. Bought a new CK, of course - but the new model just didn't work. Didn't grip the sheath. If you held the wire at a strange angle it would kind of work but mashed up the sheath and didn't give a clean cut. I replaced it with another one which worked better for about a week, then it became unreliable. Then I bought a cheap Amazon one which gives a really clean cut then I realised it just can't handle bigger diameters, e.g. a flat twin & CPC of 2.5mm is fine, but a round one is not. Then I bought the Knipex ergostrip which is okay but useless for stripping flat twin and CPC and a number of other external sheaths (although the only thing that will do meter tails nicely). Finally I use my non-automatic strippers for small single cores, but of course it doesn't strip protective sheath around multicore, only single core. Also you have to manually flick the stripped bit of sheath off each time, so annoying. Still I have no damned wire strippers and I'm hugely depressed because I have to get about 5 different strippers out for a job and none of them work properly. GRRRRR!!! I'm doing panels and general first fix - need something good!
Also didn’t catch if it could strip the sheath of a twin and earth cable. Also using the CK but ready for an update if it does the sheath!
Weidmuller makes a better version. The jaws are not solid but finely segmented laminations and conform to the shape of the insulation. I build automated machines. There new version has the crimper built in but at $350 it’s a bit pricey considering the number of crimping tools I already own. Most of them are for specific terminals and a mil spec one was $700. Most are made in Germany or Switzerland. They are made from hardened and ground steel. 90% of electrical problems are mechanical in nature. A nicked wire or loose crimp is usually what I find when called out to fix a line down machine. I am neurotic about the wires in my machines. I live in the USA but much of my equipment goes to the far East. ( South Korea, China & Taiwan are a long way for a service call.
I don't think WAGO made/dessigned these .. it's looks exacly the same as my Klauke K43/3 ( but the klauke is in Blue )
Seems only the extra feature is missing on mine . The Wiha Z 57 0 06 SB seems also exacly the same w/o the extra feature ..
Weidmüller also has this "extra feature", but a different way of using it. Can't say anything about the Wago version, but in my experience it pays of to pay a little more for this tools. You'll find basic versions for 10 - 20 €/$/whatever. But the more expensive ones from Knipex and Weidmüller (and I would consider Wiha, Klauke and Wago in the same category) usually perform much better.
EDIT: I know the prices of the tools vary extremely from country to country. Export / Import must cost a fortune.
I’m almost certain it’s manufactured by WEZAG, a German private-label tool manufacturer that is best known for making crimp tools for all the big connector manufacturers.
also strongly resembles automatic strippers by Knipex, also made in Germany
In California we use a lot of THHN wire. I bought the knipex version but it just slips on the outer nylon layer. Can the Wago strip THHN?
mystery function has been on weidmuller strippers for years now allowing for partial stripping
Been to the same dentist as Gary? Looking good.
Gary goes to the vet
£125 think bit over priced. For that price I'd expect it to do ferrules too.
corrr are they really £125
why are they so expensive
@@leemc5646 I would imagine that they are classed as a specialist tool, are also made in Germany and can strip a multitude of different sized cables but i also agree with you that they are way overpriced and shouldn't be anymore than around £50
I now have a few redundant stripping tools as i live in Ireland and the only thing that will strip the new LSF cable is blood sweat and tears, its horrible cable to work with.
How well does it handle 6mm XLPE? I'm having to strip that all the time and it's difficult to find a tool to do it easily/neatly.
basically a Weidmüller Stripax which i already own for ages...
You and I both
Yep had weidmuller for decades, still going strong after many hundred thousands of cables striped
Always need to twist.
You will definitely miss the odd conductor as whiskers if you don't.
Well, well, so Wago have decided to copy Weidmuller?
I have a Weidmuller Stripax...
I've had it since 1986 and as I've retired in 2022 that makes it 36 years of service. The Stripax has a multi segment stripping jaw, which is replaceable.
My model could only strip up from 0.08 to 6sq mm. I think the new ones go up to 10sq and 16sq depending on the model and I think they also do a model which crimps as well as stripping.
Mine has a built in cutter and an adjuster for different cable sizes which you have to use if you need to strip very fine stranded wire.
My Weidmuller Stripax is still working fine after 36 years as I use it around the house, but I might treat it to a new set of jaws.
Gorden, get yourself one and try it.
I’m sure they’re familiar with it.
All the terminal companies (WAGO, Weidmüller, Phoenix, etc) sell tools as well, and those tools are almost always outsourced. Some Weidmüller Stripax models and Phoenix Wirefox are rebadged Pressmaster (Sweden), the WAGO stripper is made by WEZAG (Germany). For all intents and purposes, nearly all first-party crimp tools are made by about 5 companies (Daniels, Astro, Pressmaster, WEZAG, and some Japanese company), and similarly, most automatic and semi-automatic strippers are made by a similar handful of companies (Pressmaster, WEZAG, Ideal (USA) and Jokari (Germany)). (Ignoring no-name knockoffs of course.)
The WEZAG stripper is also sold by Wiha, the Pressmaster is sold under their own name and many others, like Jonard, Molex and Facom. TE’s is a rebadged Knipex, I suspect.
The one I really like is the Knipex MultiStrip 10. It doesn’t have an adjustment control like the Stripax, because it doesn’t need it, it just works well throughout the wire size range, whereas with the Stripax I have to be very careful to remember to adjust it for smaller wires. (I’m an electronics technician, not an electrician, so I tend to work with a lot of thin wires, but still have to work with mains wiring too.) The only downside is that the MultiStrip is not as able to deal with slippery insulation like cross-linked PVC (never mind Teflon). The Stripax is a tad better with that.
My normal strippers just remove all my money from my wallet 😂
What is the gigantic oversized WAGO 221 splice in the foreground, sitting atop the reel of wire, and where do I get one? :D
Waco only ever made a few of them
🥲
@@efixx What is it exactly? A retail display?
I’ve never seen a Ferrell crimp being crimped on the plastic side before 😅
It's not a ferrule. It's a red pin or blade terminal.
Looks like a good candidate for stripping and that tool looked great too 🤭
Boom 💥
@@efixx 😆
Hi really like watching the videos that you make and the other electrains videos, was sad to see that another one of my favourites Eastway electrical has had all his tools robbed from his van, bloody low life scum ..
Looks the same as the wiha stripper
Wiha doesn’t have the slug feature
Both made by Wezag, originally the BST model.
I had a similar looking tool about 30 years ago it was orange in colour. Can't remember the brand name