Cable Stripping
By Rusty
Introduction
Blue Robotics’ thrusters and cables come with tough urethane jacketed cable for reliable performance underwater. It can be a little tricky to strip the jacket from the cable but these steps should make it simple!
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RETIRED
Thruster Cable (3 conductors, 18 AWG)(Retired)
Polyurethane jacket with FEP insulated conductors$8.00 / m Add to Cart -
Lumen Cable (3 conductors, 22 AWG)
Polyurethane jacket with flexible conductors$5.00 m Select options -
High Power Cable (2 conductors, 12 AWG)
Polyurethane jacket and FEP conductor insulation$15.00 m Select options
Safety
Parts and Tools
- 1 x Sharp knife (razor blade or X-Acto knife work well)
- 1 x Protective glove
- 1 x Wire strippers with slot for 18 AWG wire
Video Tutorial
Instructions
Stripping the Jacket
1. Wearing a protective glove, bend the cable at the point that you want to cut. Bending the cable makes it easy to see when you have cut through the outer jacket.
2. Using the knife, gently slice the jacket open with a sawing motion.
3. Stop once the jacket opens and you can see the white Teflon tape underneath.
4. Turn the cable around and repeat on the other side.
5. Once again, stop once the white tape is exposed.
6. Pull the jacket away from the conductors and tape. The tape will probably come off with the jacket.
7. If any tape is left, you can gently tear it away.
Stripping the Conductors
1. With the 18 AWG slot on a standard wire strippers, remove the insulation from each conductor.
That’s it!
We’d recommend practicing a few times on a spare piece of cable before you try this on your thruster. If you have one available, a thermal wire stripper makes this process much quicker.
Authors
Rusty
Rusty is the founder and CEO of Blue Robotics. His background is in engineering but he likes to be involved in everything at Blue Robotics!