KNIPEX PreciStrip 16 - Strips wires that other wire strippers CAN'T
Electricians need to strip a wide variety of wires especially as installations become more complex. One day it's data next it's a large diameter power cable. Then throw in a growing range of conductor insulations from PVC and Silicone to Rubber and XLPE.
The Precistrip 16 claims to strip what others can't - so we decided to check out the new automatic wire stripper from Knipex.
== 🕐 Time Stamps - Cut to the action 🕕 ==
00:00 Knipex Precistrip16 wire stripper
00:26 Strips a wide range of wire insulation types
01:10 Strip length gauge
01:56 Built-in cable cutter up to 16mm sq
03:30 Fine adjustments of cutting blades
04:00 Comparison with Knipex Multistrip 10
04:30 Larger conductor size handling (hence the 16!)
04:50 New parabolic stripping blades
05:15 Fine-scale adjustments
06:00 Changing Precistrip 16 blades
07:30 Tether and nameplate area
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I swear you two are trying to bankrupt me showing me more and more kit I want to buy
What a lovely set of strippers I’ve also got a version of the Knipex strippers But they seem to be in the middle of the old and the new ones. I keep them in the unit for when I’m stripping cable in there. Great shout with testing with your own cable out. I would of done exactly the same.you wouldn’t blame him for putting sabotage cable in Cheers Lads Keep up the good work
I like that they are precise over a wide range and you can make precision adjustments for different sizes befitting a tool of the same name!
I don't have the Knipex one specifically, but a very similar in design from another brand, and I wouldn't be without it! That depth adjustment is so brilliant, just gives that perfect and consistent result everytime
Which do you have? I can’t spend £100 in wire strippers when I already have so many that get the job done fine lol.
@@DaddyBear3000 Knoweasy Automatic Wire Stripper
Thanks for the review. You reinserted the blade unit upside down after taking it out. This way the millimeter indicator on the red adjustable end stop doesn't point at the mm scale anymore.
Despite the price, these are the nuts. When I first bought mine I felt the build quality was a little 'light', and that they would not last very long. Had them a year and a half with pretty much daily use and a few drops and still working fine. The only thing I will say is that certain cable manufacturers use a more rubbery/stretchy/soft type of insulation, and in these cases may need to adjust the tool fine tune or twist and pull a second time. You learn to use the tool with this type of cable and is still very effective, but this tool definitely works better on a more brittle/solid type of insulation. Apart from that, a really great tool I use all the time.
Seems to be only for terminations, however really like the cutters incorporated in it nice touch, impressive that it cuts 16mm and strips it.
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Thanx a lot brother
Lovely tool ... great from doing landlord boards or panel work .. i need to get one of these ... ptfe cable is a real pain in the .... used loads in marine environment... well done lads
Ok, so it was an interesting and informative watch and I've seen your previous vids which are full of fantastic content but the pair of yous are also very talented entertainers and I would love to see lots more of that in the coming episodes. Thank you so much!
@MichaelKingsfordGray will do, I promise!
Looks great, it looks like it will get inside the boxes better then my side wire strippers, late Christmas present for me maybe
Looks great , thanks efixx I now need these for my toolbox. How does it do with stripping in back boxes?? Loving the series of videos cheers gents 👍
Something else I want now 😀 great video
Go on treat yourself Mark - or tune in next week this one is up for grabs.
@@efixx I will be watching 100%
When I started apprenticeship some years ago , had a pair of those strippers with the v jaws and bolt adjusted was told by electrician on site , I hope I never catch you using them , never did use them , tools got stolen shortly after I brought some of those ratchet ones as they had just come out , never actually used them either , there still in tool box some 30yrs later , always used cutters to strip cable
Really like my precistrip, bought it to do a film job involving a stupid amount of pendant fittings. in 1 week I must have done around 4000 stripping operations. Very imprerssed so far.
Can the cutter blade on top also be replaced?
That's a nice bit of kit iv put it on my to buy list also does it make the annoying clicking noise when you strip the cables? I couldn't hear it on the video only when you showed the blade changing
well that new years resolution lasted a long time, though shall not buy anymore tools..cheers guys
Nice
Great for panel work on controls
Does it strip the outer sheath of twin and earth ? If so would it strip Lsf twin ?
Can you refit new type grips to your old tool ?
Well look at that. Doesn't leave any scarring on the mechanical protection or the Conductor insulation unlike the @cktools automatic stripper. And it does 16mm as well. I'm just getting used to using croppers as a student and I'm sure this will be a champion amongst the established sparks.
Going to get one.
Would these cut double insulated cables such as photovoltaic cable ?
Dunno. Just bought one of these and it doesn't work great. On some of the thinner 0.5mm wire it couldn't even strip them. I played around with the strength setting but didn't make much difference. Can it be a faulty one?
Hi there. Can this stripper remove the outer protection sheath of household 3 core cables.
I'd like to see the conductor of the CAT5e following stripping. The outer sheath tends to stretch over the copper if not tight enough on the cutters..or the copper is marked leading to breaking of the conductor
Nice tool. The 20mm stripping length limit would be a problems when preparing a bare hook to go around a screw on receptacle.
Good video. Just a minor thing... I think you put the blade back in the wrong way round though, so the red depth stop doesn't line up with the depth gauge! It didn't seem to affect the stripping action though. Thanks for all the interesting videos you produce 🙂
Was it me or did the insulation stretch on the 2.5 as stripping and in turn after installation will that shrink back and expose conductor.
Have you looked at the Wiha 42062 automatic strippers?
Ive got them. After 3 months of use. I do residential install the spring broke and once you squeeze them they stay closed. About the 16mm2 thing. It doesnt cut them that good. I have struggled quite a bit with 10mm2. Its all fun when you have a new cable, but when i did new consumer unit, i really struggled with the old feed wires. From 10-16mm2. Alsi on the vieeo you ahould strip 16mm2 not the thin ones...
Thanks Gary and Gord for another great video! I had the predecessor in the Amazon basket but never got round to buying it, does the new one strip the outer pvc from twin and skin? Cheers Myles
It doesn't work on T&E - cheers
@@efixx Does the old one remove T&E ? I notice the blade on the old one is flat.
Will you be doing a clamp meter review? I have the fluke 324 but its stopped working, it displays but no readings on the test probes for voltage and continuity readings. I tried new batteries but not the leads yet.
Sende to fluke to Chek and repair or Garantie
If I keep watching these videos, I'm going to end up with a bag full of cable stripping tools 😂😂
Show using these in a single back box recessed into a masonry wall with 4/5 flat t+e cable?
These videos "force" me to buy additional tools, as well as more boxes to hold them. At first I though this might be a problem, but after considerable thought, I came to the realization that saving so much money for kids education is unnecessary so soon. More tools.. necessary now. lol!
Get the best tools so your hands don't hurt when you're older. If the kids are smart enough to need college, they'll get grants and scholarships anyways. Make sure they know how to fix things themselves and budget their money.
Do the strippers also take off the out sheath of T&E? And do they reach i to a back box better and closer to the entry point than other cutters?
Not suitable for T&E
@@efixx are there any that are suitable for the outer sheathing of twin and earth? I have been using the automatic vice grip style ones - is it okay to use them? They don’t seem to damage the inner insulation
What do you recommend for stripping the sheath from small control cables? 5-10 mm
Pair of snips
Looks like a perfect tool for panel builders or bms spark connecting plant room panels etc, with a lot of singles. For the everyday spark installing t&e can’t see the appeal. 🙈
I was going to buy the ones you had on a week ago, now you throw this spanner (or stripper) into the works😍 a few questions:- What’s the max length of insulation it will strip? Can it remove t&e sheathing, including LSOH? How much are the replacement blades? Which are better the ones from last week or these beasts?
This isn't for flat cables like T&E - use the one we featured last week for that. - Tune in to the live stream next week someone is going to win these and someone will take away the ideal ones.
Is any of this insulation equivalent to THHN which is most common American type insulation?
Great how it strips cat 5, it can be quite fiddly sometimes
Does it strip the outer sheath on twin and earth as well
Great question
If the cable is flat, I doubt it.
You can get ones the same design but with 2 flat blades instead of curved blades and it does 2.5 twin n earth like butter literally seconds Amazon have a mooch like 30 quid and seriously good bits of kit
Doubt it just by how it looks
@@kimjones1270 do you know the name of it?
Would this work for the kind of wire you use for breadboarding projects?
Yes it would
help !!! How does ..KNIPEX SELF-ADJUSTING WIRE STRIPPERS 7" (180MM) (6629F) from screwfix £60 compare please. The KNIPEX multistrip 10 here is shown as predecessor but knipex seem to sell both, the 10 seems smaller which can be better is the16 better for cat 5 burg alarm t./e, 1.5 23 core 2.5 3c outer and inner...ie all usual Im seeeing £80-£90 for the 16 best place to buy ?? thx
28 AWG (0.08mm2) would be pretty common to find in an electronics lab. However, I think the old "KNIPEX MultiStrip 10" is more useful in that regard, as it goes even lower, which is very handy for signal wires.
We used the 10 for many used on difficult thin cables 👍
Received new tool, very excited to try, did not work from the moment I removed from blister pack, no matter how I adjusted the settings, or which size wire, it slips through the jaws and does not strip, IT IS Garbage, does not work. Knipex will not warranty or replace, called customer service (USA), left voicemail, very nice polite lady called me back and proceeded to tell me that the strippers were not designed to work on THHN, solid or stranded, nor MC conductors, from 16 to 10 gauge. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY, $120 in the garbage.
which is better this or ideal that looks same.
Are there any cable strippers out there which strip outer sheathing of LSF cable along with in conductors as most industrial/commercial projects using this cable more frequently now
Hi Alan - I good question which a few folks have asked. For T&E cables we've found that the Ideal T&E stripper we reviewed recently will strip LSOH sheath and inner cores. - We give a demo in our Live stream - kzhead.info/sun/qpR_oZGgbodqf4k/bejne.html - Room temperature makes a huge difference. For round cables we have another product we are testing at the moment.
@@efixx Thanks. Will have a look. We do a lot of ring mains in 4mm LSF and a nightmare to strip and especially when doing dbs
ah yes - 4.0mm we see it quite a bit in heavily insulated buildings too - we will see what we can find at 4.0mm and beyond.
Can they do the flat wire pvc sheathing
I have one. I bought it for those large range jaws. Is not so smooth in handling like Weidmuller. But maybe in the future you will make a comparison with the same category stripper from Wiha (0,08 - 16 mm2)
The Blades inside is not so flexible like Weidmüller
Hey Gaz/Gordon, Gordon how have the blades on your preceeding stripper degraded over time? Did you find the need to replace them regularly or at all?
Hi Mark - I've never had to replace the blades on the previous version yet - but it has spent most of its life dealing with small diameter flex conductors
😆😆😆 cheers Gordon. Enjoy your new stripper😁👍
He certainly doesn't make life easy for himself. Maybe in the next video you could record replacing the bearings in his wrist
Like that.
Are replacement blades available. I can only see the one's listed for the up to 10mm tool. Are they the same ?
Should be a dedicated blade for the 16mm - KNIPEX make a big deal of changeable blades so should be hiding somewhere.
I'm more confused at the cat5 combined with the armoured cable! What's going on there? Have always been told to keep them separate!
It’s a special cable for EV charger installations - see this video kzhead.info/sun/Y7F_nK6ygZSVhKM/bejne.html -cables can be combined if rated to the same voltage - precautions taken for interference etc
Doesn’t it strip the outer jacket of a T/E?
I think there a OK tool but I think you will have a problem when stripping the outer sheath at the box? The conductors not a problem in which case you might as well just use side cutters. Good demonstration though weldone. Correction I was referring to the ones you show in an other video. I have asked this question on two other channels and no one is willing to give an answer or to demonstrate there use at the back box .
Did you put the blade back upside down for a reason
Nice tool, still with this automatic strippers(the ones with metal gripper) I see damage in the isolation where the gripper holds the conductor. Where a normal strip action by a knife, sidecutter or combination plier with good feel of control will leave no damage behind.
This damage is minimal and does no physical damage to the metal it self. You will save yourself lots of time and labour through out your career.
A perfectly clean cut in the isolation is not important. For at home use the solutions you suggest are sufficient, but for any other environment it is too slow.
What about Twin & Earth ? Does it strip the outer casing?
No you need something like this 👉kzhead.info/sun/pquKqtGCpX2aaaM/bejne.html
@@efixx , crazy, a bit expensive, and don't do the basics 🤣🤣
Can that , strip Twin and Earth , like the ( Ideal indust' ) Thanks 👍
Round cables only wit this one.
@@efixx ok Thanks guys .
I think stokie_sparky would fit nicely onto that nameplate too 😂😂 I like the measuring gauge which the ideal one sadly lacked. Can the cutting blade be changed too?
yes good demo and good video, but for the price like 90 quid that's a bit extreme compared to other horizontal cable strippers at 1/4 of the price.
Depends upon the type of cables you use.
What’s the best stripping tool in your opinion for stripping standard flex?
We use the Knipex Ergo strip - amzn.to/3n6ftgv - does outer and inner cores - but need to be careful not to nick the inner cores - We also use a Weicon cable knife - amzn.to/3rPMvVC to remove outer cable jackets on flex and NYY.
Weidmüller
After you video I bought the stripper in beginning all was right but after 2 months in real conditions dust and humidity, the stripper don't work properly, sometimes it can't grip isolation, sometimes it's work fine for me it's second bad experience with knipex stripper I think I will not buy again automatic stripper from knipex, for the price not worth it
Looks to me that it cut one strand on that alarm cable
I've had a pair for a couple of weeks now, really good bit of kit but I have found it on several occasions slip on the cable and only score the outside, then because the cutters are set to match the clamping jaws it won't strip the cable and I have to revert back to my pliers to strip it
What type of insulation did you have the problems on?
@@efixx just some 6491X single core pvc cable
My _Stanley_ version was a quarter of the price.
Knoweasy Automatic Wire Stripper is simillar to this!
I have both strippers and BY FAR the knoweasy is superior. Knipex precistrip is terrible. It broke during normal usage a few days after purchase. The cheap chinese knoweasy only $14 is more robust and still works. Shame on knipex.
Please put the prices on to save me doing it and then realising I can't afford one.
Should be a link in the description
Bikerjon1 being knipex, drop through the floor! 🤣
I have seen many wire strippers both mannual and automatic but all were designed to strip only single individual wires and not double insulation cables having two or more wires inside 🤔. It looks like no manufacturer has designed such strippers yet
Check out the Irwin and Klein automatic strippers as well as these Knipex in the video. They will all do exactly what you want, strips outer sheath of romex, cat 5, etc no problem. Several other brands as well, but those 3 are top notch.
@@jthomas. The Irwin and Klein model I saw online is same type I already have with a yellow colour handle and bigger size with a pressure adjustable knob , having cutting, stripping and crimping function but it also can't strip properly the double insulation two core cables having two wires inside an outer insulation. It sometimes strip them properly sometimes not, damaging the inner wire insulation too but only works good if stripping individual wires of any guages
Knipex KPX1264180
wish you compared it to the 50$ one!
PresiStrip.
I love elktric.
Mine didn't come in such a nice box
We’ll send you our empty box 🤣🤣🤣
@@efixx LOL. Just keep sending out great videos.
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salve quanti € ? prezzo
See link in the description
4:58 a pair of what grips? Oh "Parabolic", sorry my mistake. I wouldn't like to get mine caught in that.
Knipex, strips your cash faster than other brands
How about doing multiple wires at a time and also how about forged cables with multiple wires inside? If it can’t do that then it’s useless!
That’s quite cheap for knipex😀and they give you a little bunch of cables to test,should always use them the day before a carpet fitter due!!they love our sprinkles of cable bits scattered about😂
OMG $185 US for an all plastic wire stripper?
Out of stock...everywhere I looked in the UK
6:45 He put the blades upside down
Very nice video, except for the fact that you occasionally let your voices drop down to practically nothing. Hard to understand at times. Keep your vocal energy up and you'll have a tip-top channel!
It's Pres-eye strip lol...
Shouldn't it be pronounced "Precise Strip" ?
I'm sure a consensus will develop - we usually destroy company names - wago or vargo?
@@efixx Lads, come on now. There’s no way Knipex want that consensus to be PreckyStrip.... it’s quite clearly PreciseStrip. Presumably, they sent it to you? Ask them?
Precise trip
Currently have a pair of "automatic" wire strippers from a well known trade retailer (£20 or so), that certainly do the job during my training classes, but these look bloomin' amazing. Possibly a post Christmas upgrade incoming. The list is getting longer. Gonna have to unsubscribe soon...
The blade inside is not so flexible like Weidmüller,the Aluminium claws Marke Marks on the isolation 👎
£76.00 and the legacy tool is £98.07 second mortgage again ! Just sayin`
Should pay 💰 for itself depending on what you are working on. - Tune in next week someone is going to win this set.
@@efixx Doesn't do much an £18 pair of autostrippers will do imo.
Strip a 9 plex without nicking one of the wires in it. Not paying $250+ for a pair of strippers that can’t do that.
Weeks wage for me that!!
Your hired !
I would use my teeth before I paid that much money for some wire strippers
I found the knipex stripper useless as it is inconsistent, the Jokari at a quarter of the price stripped every time
On what type of cable?
@@efixx on 1mm tri rated flex wire,, I'm an industrial electrician and use a stripper daily
My boss Is only letting me buy strippers in my 3rd year so I learn how to strip with pliers
Sounds like a wise boss.
Nice social distancing!!!
We work as a team of two with very few visitors to our unit.
for 220$ in oz KNIPEX can send out service tec and change my blade for me 220 $ for 11 $ worth of plastic
Yes, because material cost are all that’s involved in a product.
60 quid? Nah, think i'll pass.