[TowerTalk] Stripping rg142

[jimlux]

On 11/24/18 7:55 PM, Jeff DePolo wrote:
>> What's the best way to strip this in preparation of crimp connectors
> 
> If you're going to be doing a lot of connectors, the best I have found are
> the Greenlee (Paladin) CST-Vario strippers. 


I heartily endorse this.  I bought one 30 years ago, and I'd never give 
it up.


  They are a bit of a PITA to set
> up the first time since they are fully adjustable both in terms of distance
> between each strip level as well as depth of each level.  But once you have
> them set, there's nothing better or easier for small-diameter cables.

You got that right - it takes me about 15-20 minutes to adjust it for 
given kind - maybe 3-4 tries.

When I was actually stripping lots of coax, I wound up buying multiple 
casettes that I could adjust for

> 
> Virtually all crimp connectors for RG400 or RG142B are going to be a
> three-level strip/prep.  The distances for each level are going to vary from
> connector to connector.  As such, it behooves one to standardize one a
> particular manufacturer/model of connector, and set up the strip tool for
> that particular model.  Either that, or plan on buying and configuring a
> separate tool for each model.

Last time I checked, they actually sell preconfigured stripping 
cassettes for common cable/connector combinations.