Wire stripper

A tool designed to remove the protective covering off of a cable to expose the inner wires. Because different wires come in different shapes, there are dozens of different types of wire strippers available. To the right is an example of a wire stripper, in this example you'd place the cable in-between the blade and one of the ridges, twist it around the cable and then pull the jacket from the cable.

• Additional information about making your own network cable can be found on document CH000639.

Also see: Network definition, Strip