Hotweezers represents the state of the art in design and construction of thermal wire strippers. The hand unit is shaped like a pair of cutoff tweezers and weighs less than 58g. including cable and connector.
Because of this, the Hotweezers fit comfortably in the user’s hand and the stripping operation is smooth and natural. The small size and weight has proved in production use to be very effective in increasing output and reducing operator fatigue.
The most unique feature of the Hotweezers is that the heater elements are completely sealed in the stripping head. The head is fabricated from a high-strength, high-temperature alloy with very good oxidation and wear properties.
The HOTweezers® and HOTnife are used with the compact M-10 Power Supply, which features an on-off switch, “HI” and “LO” jacks, a temperature control, and a unique holder for
the hand unit.
Placing the HOTweezers® or HOTnife in the holder activates a switch that sets the temperature control to an idle mode. When the stripper is removed from the holder, the control is switched back to the original setting. The supply provides an isolated, low-voltage output for op-erator safety. H OTweezers ® represents the state of the art in the design and construction of thermal wire strippers. The hand unit is shaped like a pair of cutoff tweezers and weighs less than 2 ounces (57g) including cable and connector Because of this, the HOTweezers ® fits comfortably in the user’s hand, and the stripping operation is smooth and natural. The small size and light weight have proved in production use to be very effective in increasing output and reducing operator
fatigue.
T he most unique feature of the HOTweezers ® is that the heater filaments are completely sealed in the stripping head. The head is fabricated from a high-strength, high-temperature alloy with very good oxidation and wear properties. Hermetic sealing of the filaments in a high-temperature alloy offers several advantages:Advantages of using HOTweezers ®
The filament is resistant to oxidation. Since the filaments are enclosed, a greater portion of the heat generated is retained to do useful work. Consequently the power supply can be much smaller than usual, and the current consumption is drastically reduced. The M-10 power supply consumes a mere 20 watts at the highest temperature setting. The stripping head will not distort nor lose alignment as is the case with ordinary hot wire strippers. Wire holes can be ground into the stripping head without damage to the filaments. With wire holes, the rotation of the stripper required to accomplish a strip is reduced from 180 o to 15 o and mashing of conductors, especially the finer gauges, is completely eliminated. Because the filaments are an integral part of the stripper body, nomaintenance is required. Improve Results with HOTweezers ® With the M-10 Power Supply, the tip temperature can be adjusted from 300 o F (149 o C) to 1450 o F (788 o C). Other thermal strippers offer this feature but there’s a difference.
The mass at the stripping tip of the HOTweezers ® is much greater than oridinary hot wire types, and is more resistant to cool down when the stripper contacts the work. Because of this, the tip temperature can be maintained at a level very near the softening point of the insulation material but below its charring or ignition temperature. Virtually any organic insulation can be stripped without burn marks. It is now possible to thermal strip low-temperature materials like PVC, Nylon and Polyethylene without the insulation slugs sticking to the stripper or the conductor. The HOTweezers ® will easily handle high-temperature insulations such as PTFE Tefzel*, Teflon*, and Silicone Rubber without the charring.
Meisei HOTweezers & HOTnife M-10 Power Supply
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