 norsk wrote: |
Morning Jules & Kevin.. Many thanks to you both for your kind assitance..much obliged to you.. I am not sure if we have these in Norway..but maybe able to obtain from UK ?Also i do not see the ones you refered to Jules ? just the following size ranges..or am i missiing something![Ashamed [*^_^*]](/emoticons/icon_smile_ashamed.gif) | 45-090 | Ideal Stripmaster, 8-12 AWG | $33.50 | | | 45-091 | Ideal Stripmaster, 10-18 AWG | $33.50 | | | 45-092 | Ideal Stripmaster, 10-22 AWG | $33.50 | | | 45-093 | Ideal Stripmaster, 14-22 AWG | $33.50 | | | 45-097 | Ideal Stripmaster, 16-26 AWG | $33.50 | | | 45-098 | Ideal Stripmaster, 20-30 AWG | $33.50 | | | 45-099 | Ideal Stripmaster, 8, 10, 16, 18 AWG |
all the very best Steve |
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It's a bit confusing because the upper and lower jaws have different numbers above and below the holes in said jaws. I use the lower row of numbers!
They are: 14 12 10 8 16 18.
The top row is: AWG 8 20
The center row is:16 14 12 10 16 20.
It must be different for stranded or solid wire.
I just tested on a scrap piece of wire. When I did my layout I had some #10 stranded wire wire left over from a 3 phase moter wiring job I did, so I used it for my main bus wiring. Whatever hole works, works!
At some point soon you will have to figure out what size bus wire is needed for your layout. The model #45-091 is what I have, from what I can see. It will handle 10-14-16-18, which covers any bus wiring your likely to use. I have other Klin strippers I use for 18-20 guage wire.
The point is this, when connecting feeders you need to strip 1" at different points along the bus to solder your feeders that come down from the rails, etc. If you dont want to solder your feeders you can use "Suitcase Connectors", made by 3M Corp. They connect two different size wires together. But they are expensive, never used em myself.
Imagine a bus rail circuit like this. Take a ladder laying on it's side. Keep it horizontal but stand it up so one side is down and the other up. The top side is your track, the bottom side is your bus. The rungs are your feeders. Repeat for the other track.
But when you lay down your track you don't know in advance axactly wher you need to add your feeders until your done. Thus the need to strip anywhere along the bus to add the feeders, if you solder them. I use #18-or#20 for feeders. You want to keep them less than 12" inches long.
Jules