The Best Wire Stripper for a Van or RV Power System | Klein Katapult vs Self-Adjusting Stripper

[mjrinegar]

I've watched several wire stripper/cutter videos on YouTube and find this to be the most accurate, honest, demos comparing the pros & cons of each style. Thanks. Much appreciated.

[Dasshniplle]

cutting down the strands inside the cable will effect the resistance if i’m not mistaken
ohms are like trying to force water from a 28mm pipe into a 22mm pipe, there’s less room for the current to flow thus creating resistance

[jimcoogan]

I have both of these. The Katapult does a lot of my electronics work because of its accuracy but both are always in my tool bag. I also have the stock kind of strippers but those are for people that borrow a tool from me :-)

[cerealkiller]

I have the self adjusting type, they are so quick, so accurate and so repeatable. For the money you just can’t go wrong. I had a pair of the CK make, but dropped them down a cavity wall. I replaced them with the Klein ones which cost a couple of pounds more, but were clearly superior. I used them this morning, they still make me happy how easy they make the job.

[cinnamonrollsinpasas]

i just bought the 11061 Klein Stripper, i tested it and it is amazing, it even can strip high gauge cables without damage them

[edgar]

In order to cut the jacket try a seam ripper (from your sewing basket) instead of your utility knife - much safer for the inner wires.

[susanconlon]

Excellent demo. best instructional video for these tools. very happy 😊

[dmwi]

Thanks Ross!
I’ve been using an unknown brand of Catapult style since the 80’s. It’s rusted but still works great.
I saw someone using an Irwin on larger 6g wire as well as smaller gauge. It looked fast and easy so I bought one.
I could not get it to work on any cable I tried. Maybe I got a lemon? I returned it.

[BryantAvant]

Solid video. Wondered if the katapult would pick up the slack where I have problems with the self adjuster and it looks like they compliment each other perfectly.

[noureddineelaroussi]

I saw STRIPPER on the title and clicked in a hurry, have no idea I'll be watching wires being stripped!!!

[mpe]

Great video. It’s what I was looking for decide on which one to get

[amitghosh]

I have used this stripper and found that this is only useful for stripping individual wires and not a cable having two, three or more wires means a two core, three core or multi core cables like computer networking cables having many wires inside an insulating cover. When such a cable is stripped using this stripper, it strips everything that is outer as well as the inner insulations of the wires so we can't only strip the outer insulation and then strip the wires inside one by one according to desired length. If a cable is to be stripped then we'll have to use a sharp knife to first cut the outer insulation and then use this stripper to strip the wires inside

[MarkusSenior]

Great review. Thanks for sharing. I will be working on my electrical for my van in the coming weeks and these tools will be very handy :-)
Cheers from LA.

[csimet]

I wish I had the 11061 when I put in my new basement rooms... would have gone so fast compared to traditional electricians wire strippers (removing the romex jacket and stripping back the conductors for each box/junction/receptacle). At $20, I still got one for future use! :)

[elsmokoloko]

*DO NOT SIZE DOWN YOUR WIRES* You are creating weaknesses in the line. I'm not familiar with automotive electrical, but this is a problem waiting to happen in industrial commercial or residential electrical. The theory should carry over, only exception I can think of is if you've oversized your wire for the required amps. But that still sounds against code and a problem waiting to happen.

[sobreferramentaseeletricidade]

Thanks for the video! It's just what I was looking for. I have been using a model like the automatic one. Now I can get the Katapult, cause I know it will be useful!!

[zxrjimmy]

Thanks, I have both and they are very good

[thedarkphantom]

I am a first year Canadian electrician, do NOT cut strands off, its just bad practice and in the wrong case it can cause added resistance which creates heat and in extreme cases fires. Don't be cheap get new termination connectors.

[franciscomorales]

good video... i recomend only put the 2 models of the item in the description text, i see the models on the video, but sometime when I write maybe write the incorrect model, so If the text has the model, i only will copy and paste the model ,

[ThGaMbr]

I used the self wire strip on my car to install the back up camera. And it ended splitting the wire apart the cables for the light. Any suggestions why that happened