PTS-40 Thermal Wire Stripper is battery powered tool, which far
surpasses all previous devices in safety, versatility, speed, and
economy.
The extremely thin heating element produces
negligible amount of fumes and therefore the use of these strippers does
not require special ventilation. The fumes produced by thick element
designed tools should be exhausted.
The element design
features two sections. Ringing section (a heated section where the
insulation is thermally separated) and pulling section where the
thermally separated insulation slug is wedged between two parallel edges
of the stripping element for an easy removal. Adjustable gauge selector
will block the entrance of the wedged conductor to the next and smaller
opening thus preventing any scraping of the conductor. Although this
section of the element also carries the current which heats the grooving
section, it is not annealed (due to its greater widths and therefore
much lower resistance) and it retains its hard temper. In addition,
these edges are also supported by .025″ thick, hard temper element
support. This will allow pulling a slug as long as 12″ without damaging
the element. Please note that conductors # 24-30 AWG are stripped
directly at the heated end of the stripping element. The inner surface
area of these wires against the insulation is very small so there is no
danger to damage the element while pulling off the slug. The stripping
element is only .010″ thick (.008″ PTS-10) and therefore the thermally
cut groove width is much narrower than the two element models offered by
other manufacturers. This low mass thermal stripping technology means
less power, faster heating time, shorter cooling time fewer fumes and
higher quality strip. The longevity of the element is also greatly
extended because the annealed portion of the element is used mainly for
ringing (separating) the insulation rather than pulling off the slug.
Of
course, there are no nicks because of the rounded edges of the
stripping element. The heated section of the element is also protected
by an element guard, thus reducing the risk of burns. The segmented
design of the studs helps dissipate heat thus reducing the risk of burns
even in prolonged use. The weight of the PTS-30 tool is 14oz. (0.4 kg.)
and the weight of the PTS-3 adjustable temperature model is 5.2 oz.
(0.150 kg.).
The flicker accessory is provided to flick off
the sometimes wedged in insulation slug for continuous and uninterrupted
stripping.
Each model is equipped with different element
mounting hardware which must be assembled in a certain order otherwise
the tool will not work properly. Please carefully observe close-up
pictures of the 5 available models to see the difference in element
mounting hardware. It is not economical to keep switching elements and
hardware designed for other models in order to extend the wire stripping
range of a single tool.