best way to strip Burial/gel filled Cat5e

[Dan]

So a client ran a bunch of Direct Burial/gel filled cable and want to know if there are special stripping tool and special solvent to get the gel off?

 

[Mopower]

A utility knife and paper towels. You are kinda over thinking it.

 

[klank]

A utility knife and paper towels. You are kinda over thinking it.

^^^

 

[Dan]

I agree, My boss told me to ask so I did. Im getting paid to sit on hardforum

 

[klank]

LOL

 

[Azuroth]

I agree, My boss told me to ask so I did. Im getting paid to sit on hardforum

Now that's some [H]ard Pay.

 

[Mopower]

I agree, My boss told me to ask so I did. Im getting paid to sit on hardforum

Ha. So am I a lot of the time.

 

[bds1904]

A utility knife and paper towels. You are kinda over thinking it.

Disagree completely considering I work with gel-filled cables often. The paper towels do not get the gel off the exposed wiring and therefore your hands. You need a solvent to get it all off.

https://www.grainger.com/mobile/product/LPS-D-Gel-R-20Y606

 

[Ocellaris]

I've used paper towels or rags cloths with a couple sprays of Simple Green. Seems to get everything and it dries off fairly quick if you don't go crazy with the spray.

 

[wizdum]

I usually just use a paper towel. The guy that ran out fiber drops used alcohol wipes and then ran the strands through a small pile of baby powder to dry the rest.

 

[Dawizman]

We use Hydrasol made by Polywater to clean off the gel, and a klein cable knife for jacket removal. Just score and snap for the most part. Some cables require a bit more work.

 

[Mopower]

Disagree completely considering I work with gel-filled cables often. The paper towels do not get the gel off the exposed wiring and therefore your hands. You need a solvent to get it all off.

https://www.grainger.com/mobile/product/LPS-D-Gel-R-20Y606

I work with gel filled cables every day and have never needed solvent to get any kind of gel off. shrugs