Fiber Optic Cable Stripper and Wire Stripping Pilier
A high-quality fiber optic stripper will help you quickly and easily prepare your optical fiber cables for fusion splicing. It will allow you to remove the protective buffer tube from the cable without damaging the aramid fibers inside.
A cable jacket stripper is a handheld tool used to remove the outer jacket from a wire or other type of cable. It is designed to work with various cable sizes and jacket materials.
Optical Fiber Stripper
A good optical fiber stripper can be the most important tool a field installer brings to the job site. The sheath coating on fiber optic cables must be stripped down to the bare glass fiber end for proper fusion splicing, and this process requires a certain level of hand skills to be performed correctly.
A professional mechanical fiber stripper uses the same principle as a wire stripping tool, but has specially designed jaws to carefully remove the sheath without nicking the fiber inside. The fiber strands are so small that any scratches to their surface will create cracks in the glass which will eventually result in a failure of the fiber splice or connector.
Optical fiber strippers are available in a variety of styles to meet specific jobsite requirements, but the key is to select the right one for the cable type being stripped. The jaws are carefully sized to the specific sheath being removed and are machined with precise tolerances for accurate sheath stripping.
Miller FO 103T-250 is a popular three hole durable stripper that can be used to strip both the sheath and buffer coating of 3 mm fiber cable. The outer jacket is easily removed with a large rounded notch on the stripper, and the internal, smaller hole is precision-engineered to remove the 900 micron tight buffer and 250 micron coating down to the bare glass fiber. All the cutting surfaces on this stripper are hardened, tempered and ground for accuracy.
Cable Jacket Stripper
If you’re preparing to work on fiber cables, a cable jacket stripper is an invaluable tool to have. fiber-cable-stripper-wire-stripping-plier It removes the outer sheath of any insulated cordage, exposing the wire pair for mechanical terminating or fusion splicing. It’s essential to make sure that the sheath is completely removed to prevent nicking of any conductors inside.
Depending on the construction of your cable, there may be shielding or wrapping that needs to be removed as well. A reversible sheath removal blade is built into this model to help you with this.
The plier’s large stripping rounded-notch is designed to remove the outer jacket from 3mm fiber optic cables and other sheathed wires without damaging the inner Kevlar strength member. The sheath-strip depth is pre-set, making it easy to use and eliminating the need for field adjustment. Simply position the cable in the stripping notch, squeeze the handles and pull the handles to strip the jacket from the cable. A slight rotation of the tool may be needed for certain jacket insulations.
A reversible ring-cut blade is also included for a variety of tight and loose tube buffer, breakout cables and other sheathed wires. This blade can cut through the sheath, slitting it open in the process, and revealing the core inside. The sheath-strip depth can be adjusted to suit different sheath thicknesses, and there are scaled length stops on the tool for slitting reference.
Fiber Optic Buffer Tube Stripper
The fiber optic buffer tube stripper is a tool that removes the outer sheath of a fiber cable without damaging the delicate inner fibers. This is an important task for technicians working with fiber cables, as a damaged sheath can cause signal loss and degradation. The buffer tube stripper consists of a pair of blades that are used to cut through the sheath. The blades are adjustable, allowing technicians to set the depth of the cuts so that they do not damage the inner fibers.
The buffer tube stripper is designed to work with different cable diameters and sheath materials. It can also be used to slit armored cables for Fiber Optic assembly companies mid-span preparation. It is a highly versatile and reliable tool that is ideal for use in a variety of applications.
One of the most common uses of the buffer tube stripper is to remove the coating from a fiber optic cable. This is necessary because the coating can block environmental materials from reaching the fibers inside the cable. This is particularly important for 5G applications, where the buffer tubes are needed to protect the fibers from water, which can expand and break the fibers.
The buffer tube stripper consists of ring-cutters that can be used to cut different cable types. It can be used to strip indoor dendritic and ribbon cable sheaths, as well as CATV micro coaxial cables. It can also be used to slit sheaths that are coated in polyethylene, aluminum, and steel armor.
Wire Stripper
Typically referred to as a wire stripper, this hand tool is designed to remove the outer sheath from copper wires. It has a set of jaws that are notched in different sizes to accommodate varying wire gauges. The notches are labeled with numbers so you can easily match the wire size to the proper hole.
To use the wire stripper, start by identifying the type and gauge of the wire. Then, find the corresponding notch and place the wire in it. If you are working with stranded wire, make sure the notch is not too small or the tool will nick the conductor. A nick in solid-core wire will significantly reduce the strength and flexibility of the cable.
Some models of wire strippers can also function as pliers and cutters. These are multi-function tools that are ideal for tackling multiple jobs at once. For example, some have sharp cutting jaws to cut non-metallic (NM) cables or trim individual wires. Others have pliers jaws that can bend wires. This feature allows you to save time by doing two tasks in one, eliminating the need for a separate tool. Regardless of the model you choose, always check to ensure the circuit is not carrying any electricity before you begin to strip it. A multimeter with a voltage setting will help you test for this.