Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Can the Knipex Multistrip10 beat the cheap Weicon #5 or it´s cheaper brother as a wire-stripper?

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Related video where the Weicon came out as a winner:: youtu.be/NWLhnqxdM7k

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Unedited, single-shot video of a shootout of the three without knowing the result beforehand. I really made the very first strip with the expensive Knipex in this video.

The technical description of the Mutistrip10 says: "Fully automatic adjustment to all single-, multi- and fine-stranded conductors with standard insulation throughout the entire capacity range from 0.03 to 10.0 mm²" Now 0.03 mm^2 is equivalent to a diameter of 0.2mm which is still much thinner than the cable I stripped in the video. So it clearly does not meet its specs. But a little further down on the spec-sheet it says: "Not suitable for highly-flexible or armoured insulation materials or for multi-layered insulation." But "highly felxible insulation" is just what you most often deal with in electronics. Same sentence can be found on the smaller Knipex. knipex.com/index.php?id=1216&L=1&page=group_detail&parentID=1363&groupID=1381