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That control wire trick everyone does is going to fail on you

I keep seeing guys in my shop stripping the old Otis controller wires with diagonal cutters instead of using the proper Klein strippers. The problem is that nicking the copper just 2 or 3 times creates a hot spot that WILL crack after about 6 months of vibration. I caught a unit on the 12th floor last Tuesday that had already snapped clean through at a nick point. Has anyone else had a close call from cut marks on those 18-gauge signal wires?
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faith12
faith122d ago
@abbyl49 must own stock in Klein. I've used dykes for 20 years and never snapped a wire.
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abbyl49
abbyl493d ago
Klein strippers are the only safe way to go honestly.
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