Hi:

I have re-wired 3 houses with minimal sighted help.

When buying the cable (which is flat in the U.K.) I stripped the insulation
off the live conductor while in the store.
I then knew which was the live as I took it from the reel.
Before cutting it, I made a nick in the outer insulation with a Stanley
knife on the live side, and when removing the outer insulation, stripping
the live again thus always having a point of reference.

On occasions, I have lost my system, but easy to resolve by just stripping
one of the wires, retaining the insulation and asking in a shop or bar, or
even someone at work what the colour is.

David



-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of T Behler
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 11:54 PM
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Subject: Re: another anderson power pole question

    Ah, John, I think I'm understanding what you are saying.

Why didn't I think of that?

Just separate the zip-cord wires where you're going to cut them, and label 
accordingly!

Sounds simple enough to me!

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: another anderson power pole question


>I put electrical tape on the black wires of everything, usually back about
> an inch from the end or so, that way even when you strip it you won't go
> back far enough to cut off the tape. If you're cutting back further than
> that I go about an inch or so from where I'm going to cut it but usually I
> use all the wire that's there.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:38 PM
> Subject: another anderson power pole question
>
>
>> Hi, folks.
>>
>> Well, here's another question about installing Anderson Power poles that
>> probably has an easy answer, but the answer  hasn't come to this tired 
>> old
>> professor's mind yet.
>>
>> When installing the power poles, how do you keep your zip-cord wires
>> straight by color without sighted assistance, when cutting off certain
>> wire
>> lengths from a spool?  I know how to do it electrically, but I want to be
>> sure that I truly do have red wires for all positive leads, and black
>> wires
>> for all negative leads.
>>
>> Once the wires are cut, I have ways to label them, but just can't figure
>> out
>> how to keep the colors straight when doing the actual cutting.
>>
>> P.S.  I got my Anderson power crimper from West Mountain Radio, and what 
>> a
>> great tool that is!  I'd recommend it to anyone.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>
> 

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