What is HOTweezers?
HOTweezers are state of the art lightweight thermal wire strippers manufactured by Meisei Corporation. The tweezers fit comfortably in the user’s hand for a smooth and natural wire stripping operation, increasing output and reducing operator fatigue.
What is a thermal stripper?
Products » Wire and Cable Strippers » Thermal Wire Strippers. Thermal wire strippers from the Eraser Company are used to remove the insulation from wire and small cables through the use of heated stripping elements.
Can you strip a live wire?
If you want to cut a live wire, try you can use a pair of insulated pliers. Every electrician (amateur or pro) should have a good pair of lineman’s pliers. They can be used to strip wires and to tighten wire nuts, too.
What is stripping of payment?
Definition of Wire Stripping It is the deliberate act of removing material information from wire transfers, thus making it difficult to identify and restrict payments to and from sanctioned individuals, entities or countries.
What is the preferred method for stripping wire?
Mechanical stripping is an inexpensive, easy method of stripping most commonly used insulation materials and is the preferred methos for manually stripping film insulations such as Kapton®. In the process, a grooved knife-edge is used to cut the insulation jacket down to the conductor.
How does a manual wire stripper work?
In whatever form the tool takes, a wire stripper has a series of labeled holes that match the common wire gauges, typically 10-gauge to 20-gauge. When you insert the wire into the proper hole and squeeze the tool’s handles, it precisely severs through the plastic insulation layer without damaging the copper wire.
Can you touch a live black wire?
Absolutely, as long as you are not in any way grounded or connected to white common. Be VERY careful about the “not in any way grounded” part of that. The chance of your ungrounded status changing while touching that wire could be very dangerous to you.
Can I cut a black wire?
If you’re asking this question, the answer is no. It isn’t safe to cut a live wire. It’s possible to cut hot wiring, but that takes preparation and specialized insulated tools and gear to make sure the wire doesn’t short circuit or injure anybody while it’s being cut.
Why choose Meisei’s hotweezers® and hotnife ™?
Meisei’s HOTWEEZERS ® and HOTNIFE ™ represent the state-of-the-art in thermal wire strippers. The HOTWEEZERS ® and HOTNIFE ™ hand units are part of a highly advanced thermal wire stripping system used in specialized wire-stripping applications where stripping a wire or cable with no defect to the conductor is critical.
What is a hotweezers ®?
The HOTWEEZERS ® from Meisei Corporation represents the state of the art in the design and construction of thermal wire strippers. The hand unit is shaped like a pair of cutoff tweezers and weighs less than 2 ounces (57g) including cable and connector.
What are the Meisei power supplies?
The Power Supplies are custom designed and built inhouse by Meisei to ensure the precise specifications are maintained to optimize the performance of Meisei HOTWEEZERS ® and HOTNIFE ™ hand units. The Meisei HOTNIFE ™ is a lightweight single-blade hand instrument that is shaped like a scalpel with both a convex and a concave edge.
What is the temperature range of the hotweezers and hot knife?
The HOT knife is used with the M-10 power supply and has a usable temperature range from 300°F (149°C) to 1550°F (843°C) The HOTweezers and HOT Knife are used with the compact M-10 power supply, which features an on-off switch, “HI” and “LO” jacks, a temperature control, and a unique holder for the hand unit.