I NEVER use a knife to remove connector protection.
For decades I have used single-edged razor blades.... ONE-time use on
stuff like connectors. I keep a box of 100 in the garage, my office, my
networking box, my radio box, et al.
Pull out a new one to slit the cover and then wrap in a paper towel and
dispose of properly.
99% of the time if I "slip" and cut something I don't want to cut is
because the blade wasn't sharp enough for the job.... AKA: applying too
much force trying to push a dull edge through a material.
These days, I also carry an OLFA H-1 heavy duty retractable razor knife
with big thick snappable section blades. I use this in the
construction/renovation stuff where I want a handle for the blade.
But I STILL use SE razor blades without a handle for detail work.
73,
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Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389
On 06/04/20 09:59, Dave Cole wrote:
I have that same problem, maybe 1 in 10 or 2,0 I slice the cable or my
hand... ;)
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
On 6/4/20 7:44 AM, Peter Dougherty wrote:
This is my default procedure, but every so often the knife slips when
I'm removing it and I end up slicing into the cable jacket itself.
Usually no big deal; cut it and pop on a new connector, but if it's
on the antenna end it's not so trivial.
- pjd
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From: [email protected]
<[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave ColeI always use
Scotch 130, (self fusing tape), first, then Scotch 88. I cut the
tape down the long axis, and it opes up like a peanut, leaving no
residue or old tape.
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
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