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Re: Cutting and stripping battery cables

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Originally Posted by philso View Post
At work and for FRC, I use a utility knife and cut about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way through the insulation, all the way around. This is to avoid cutting the copper strands (we mainly use the high-strand count stuff at work). I then bend and flex the cable at the cut, causing the remaining insulation to rip. The unwanted insulation can then be twisted and pulled off.
I was hoping someone out there would suggest that method philso. That's the way I do it.

Dan
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