Quality new install

[littlespark]

Good quality t&e helps. I’ve got a drum of 2.5 just now that the grey sheath is glued to the blue insulation and is a job to pick off. And that’s from a wholesaler!

Either pull the cpc, or start a cut with knife and then pull the conductors apart. Trim off excess grey with knife.

The board in the OP just needs a little more care to tidy it up.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Agree

A couple hours work and all the t@e cables in the board could all be removed , stripped back and re terminated neatly. Then the board neatly re labelled

Only thing not sure about is the armoured and how it’s terminated , that might take some further investigation

 

[TheReturnOfHightower]

Obviously the Tutor hasn't been shown / told how to Strip T and E properly, so he/she passes on this rough method to the unsuspecting Students.

can’t be that obvious Pete mate, my college tutor went through the various ways of stripping cable. He then showed us some material doing a bit of a mythbusters that using the cpc caused it to stretch etc. He finished by advising that using the cpc was the safest way to ensure least damage to any of the cores. It definitely wasn’t a case of him being uneducated and passing on rough methods.

i would never leave my cables like the original post, but i fail to see how that stripping tool or a knife could possibly be used in a tight enclosure without leaving 12 inches of sheath on.

 

[Dustydazzler]

When using a stripping knife with back boxes you will have to leave about an inch or two outer sheath on the cables.
Poking the knife in any closer you can’t really see how deep your cutting

 

[pirate]

John Ward also maintains that stripping using the cpc is fine, and it doesn't cause it to stretch...I am inclined to believe him.

 

[telectrix]

if you watch the video, he scores the sheath first, then uses knife to tidy up the cut. he don't half waffle on though.

 

[pirate]

Tel, if you watch the WHOLE video...he demonstrates scoring first, then simply using the cpc to slice the outer sheath.
but he does go on a bit!

 

[telectrix]

whole 19 minutes. sod that. i gave up at 7 mins.

 

[pirate]

You missed the bit about stretching the cpc then...honestly, you try to help some folks!
His delivery does have conflicting opinions, but his politically incorrect comments and wacky jumpers have some comedy value, imho.

 

[telectrix]

if yous read my earlier post, i do strip that way some of the time, but trim the ragged sheath off after ( unless nobody's looking. ).
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I used to put the earth sleeve on and white heat shrink over the T&E.

T&E outer sheath was white as well

perhaps that habit comes from muzzling crocs? .