Knipex 16 85 125 SB Universal Cable Dismantling Tool

Today we look at the Knipex 16 85 125 SB Universal cable dismantling tool, a rebranded version of the Jokari Secura No 15.
Full Review: www.germantoolreviews.com/kni...
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[@MikesToolShed]

I've been waiting to see a review on this

[@alfredneumann4692]

I own the very old version from Jokari. Thats abt 30 years. Best dismantler, i've ever had. And it works on.

[@Marcel_Germann]

Not wire diameter, cross section area of the conductor in mm². That's the way wire sizes are defined in Europe. And this system don't make differences between stranded, fine stranded and solid in the case of the conductor size. And these are standard sizes which don't have a direct AWG equivalent. The AWG system has one big disadvantage. It indicates the manufacturing process, how the cable is made. That's something which is not of interest for the electrician, and it also struggles with new technologies for manufacturing wires, the AWG system is from the 1850s. 14 AWG is 2.08mm² 12 AWG is 3.31mm² I have one of these made by Jokari, but without the knife and the stripping holes. This thing is perfect for a german electrical installation. Most homes here are masoned, the boxes for the outlets are round (67mm diameter, 41mm deep). Drill a fitting hole with a hollow drill into the wall, install the cable and install the box into the wall with gyp or rapid-hardening cement. After that dried you restore the plaster. But you still have your sheathed wire, and this shape is perfect to remove the sheathing inside of the box. In american boxes you can simply remove the box out of the drywall to remove the sheathing, but if the box is installed in a masoned wall that's impossible. Our cables in the electrical installations are round shaped. This is the standard type of cabels used here, it's called NYM (this is a code, N for normalised, Y for PVC insulation and M for mantle/sheathing). You can lay it inside or below plaster, in dry or in wet rooms, and even outside if you protect it against direct influence of sunlight. First is a sheathing made of a some tough PVC, then some rubbery PVC underneath. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/AbmantelnNYM.jpg/220px-AbmantelnNYM.jpg

[@GermanToolReviews]

Yeah I always get those confused - wire diameter and cross sectional area - unless I see the units.

[@S7tronic]

Thanks for the review, I picked up the 16 95 01 a few months ago which is similar, but does smaller Belden, coax and data as well. They're especially excellent for stripping outer sheaths for cables in conduit & outlet back boxes. I got a 86 07 250 pipe pliers as well with the dipped handles, also a great tool but a word of warning for anyone looking at same-they are quite bulky. If I was getting them again I would go for one with standard insulated handles.

[@bricofast]

Germany tools the best quality and strong tools 👌👌👌

[@djFadeOut122]

The ErgoStrip is the one you want indeed. It's my go to tool when doing any low voltage or cat6/7 install.

[@ossilong]

I wasnt really pleased with the secura 4 so i bought a weicon multi S4-28. Also made in germany and dirt cheap (10€). Slightly different design but I really like it so far as some kind of multitool for electrical stuff. Greetings from Germany.

[@Pertamax7-HD]

Super price with quality

[@magicmarger]

the dull blade works pretty fine for PVC insulated cables. You just slightly cut the jacket without going through it so you don't cut into the insulation of the strands. Then you simply bend the jacket slightly and the PVC will break at this line.

[@yusufh403]

This has now been re branded by wago, identical product but just had the wago logo on it now

[@stevoc9930]

Very few US made tools make allowances for metric measurments, so it's only natural that a German made tool will only have metric markings.

[@leopard3c]

I'm using the Ergostrip for a couple of years now and it's really good.

[@danielebling]

I wish they had a unit for flat romex cables in America

[@zacm9174]

Think it would work well for LVT? Depending on the manufacturer it can have a very tough jacket that's a pita to remove.

[@gplusgplus2286]

Every electrician I know who installs ethernet cables swears by a version of this tool.

[@jimmyc7269]

Which would be good to strip coaxial cables? Especially RG58

[@GermanToolReviews]

The one I reviewed here is more universal so it might work but is really meant for larger diameter cables. They do make one specifically for coaxial cables. Check out the 16 60 100 SB : www.kctoolco.com/knipex-16-60-100-stripping-tool-for-coax-cables-4-8-7-5-mm-dia/

[@LoneRiderz]

Though they can be useful for,low voltage technicians it's It is probably more useful in Europe where NYM cables are used in indoor installations. I have the Ergostrip and use them for 3-core cables. Brilliant design that just works. It'll also do coax but that's getting very rare in my country.

[@ericunited6925]

Tools says ‘universal’ flat and round cable.. I haven’t seen a demo on flat grey Uk spec cable.. the Ergostrip has a left handed model.. code 16 95 02

[@ccmogs5757]

Good tool - more suited for tech. work rather than say an on-site electrician :]

[@nitramretep]

It seems more awkward than functional!

[@Markus0021]

Agreed - especially for the price. I don't mind paying $5-15 for a tool that only works in limited situations and only does a fair to mediocre job, but if I'm paying $50+ I expect the tool to be efficient, convenient, and a pleasure to use. This seems overpriced for what it does (as mentioned in the video).

[@Marcel_Germann]

Build an electrical installation in Germany and we'll talk about that again. Here it's very useful.

[@k4m112]

It's only 15€/~18$ in Germany. It's a great tool, but not worth 56-70$, especially since it's designed for German electrical installation.

[@Markus0021]

+dranfonzel Exactly. I have a tool that does everything this one does, and costs less than half what this one does (here in the US). If this only cost $15-20 it would be worth the price, IMHO. Personally, I was mainly objecting to the price - there are a number of tools available that do everything this tool does, and in some cases do it as well or better, with similar construction quality, for a fraction of the retail price they charge for this tool here in the US.

[@Marcel_Germann]

I've got one made by Jokari, paid 16€ (~22 US$) on Amazon.de (german branch of Amazon). I have a version without the wire strippers. This thing is good if you need to remove a sheathing of a cable when it's hard to reach. Like it is the case in a german electrical installation. The cables and the boxes are set into plaster, you can't remove the sheathing before because the plaster guys could damage the insulation of the wires. So then you've got something that looks like this here, this is a standard box for switches, outlets and so on in Germany. Diameter is 67mm and it's 41mm deep (there are deeper versions available): www.kopp.eu/website/var/tmp/image-thumbnails/10000/10791/thumb__blog-list-image/kopp-eu-blog-kabel-richtig-verlegen-von-der-blanken-wand-bis-zur-verputz..._4.jpeg And for this situations this sheathing removal tool is worth it's weight in gold, because you can remove the sheathing near the point where the cable enters the box.