need help stripping wires please !!!

[Phoenix Theory]

just got my 12 awg and need help stripping them watched youtube videos and still dont know if i got it right heres some pics tell me if i did it right and does it have to be perfect ?

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by xphoenix23

just got my 12 awg and need help stripping them watched youtube videos and still dont know if i got it right heres some pics tell me if i did it right and does it have to be perfect ?

Dude - got to home depot, buy a multi-wire stripper. Should solve all your problems.

[Phoenix Theory]

but i do have a stripper but wanna know if im doing it right

[talstarone]

The bare wire looks good to me.Pleanty of wire is showing in your picture so it doesnt look as if a lot or any of the wiring came off with the outer insulation.

So as long as you get the outer"skin" off and no more then a strand or 2 are still in the stripped skin then your work is fine.
Its hard to tell for 100% sure with the smaller pic but it does look correct to me.

[Phoenix Theory]

Originally Posted by talstarone

The bare wire looks good to me.Pleanty of wire is showing in your picture so it doesnt look as if a lot or any of the wiring came off with the outer insulation.

So as long as you get the outer"skin" off and no more then a strand or 2 are still in the stripped skin then your work is fine.
Its hard to tell for 100% sure with the smaller pic but it does look correct to me.

ill take more and make em bigger h/o and also if some does come off will it not work ?
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8529/p7010090.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7523/p7010095.jpg

[Phoenix Theory]

or how bout this
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8775/p7010108.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5228/p7010111.jpg

[poogie]

Originally Posted by xphoenix23

or how bout this
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8775/p7010108.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5228/p7010111.jpg

Just make sure no loose strands will touch the other conductor. A lot of speaker connector are available and very convenient once connected for ease of future connections.

[talstarone]

They look great to me.
In fact I would say you have done a Very Good Job in stripping the wires.
So just keep on doing it the same way,as it looks as good as it should to me.

[Phoenix Theory]

Originally Posted by talstarone

They look great to me.
In fact I would say you have done a Very Good Job in stripping the wires.
So just keep on doing it the same way,as it looks as good as it should to me.

wow thanks thought i didn't do good now just gotta wait for the receiver tomorrow

[DonRSD]

i only use wire citters to cut the wire to the desired length

when i need to cut the tip off to expose the wire, i just use a lighter for a few seconds then pull off the outer casing.

works everytime with no 'strands'

[McLoki]

They look fine. when you hook them up make sure you have the red terminal on the speaker hooked to the red terminal on the receiver (and black to black of course).

There should be a marking on one side of the speaker wire to make it easy to determine what side is what when making the connection.

It does not matter what terminal the side with the marking is connected to - as long as it is the same color terminal on both ends.....

Michael

[Maswov]

I'm sure they will work fine although you don't want to twist the wires after you strip them, all the strands should stay in their natural lay. I prefer thermal strippers for stripping wires but the mechanical tools do the job fine. You need to be sure the cutter is at the poper gauge, you don't want to cut ant strands or leave tool marks. Once you make the cut you gently pull off the inuslations twisting in the direction the strands are twisted.