Inventors:
Thomas C. Bleakley - Acton MA
Assignee:
Raytheon Company - Lexington MA
International Classification:
H02G 112
Abstract:
Apparatus is disclosed to decompose, by heating, parts of the insulation on an insulated wire or cable. The disclosed apparatus includes, in combination with conventional feed and cutting mechanisms, a stripping station wherein electrical heating elements are disposed to encompass each part of the insulation to be stripped and to effect the desired decomposition. The electrical heating elements are mounted in frictional contact with movable mounting means in such a fashion that low electrical resistance contacts are made, yet replacement of the heating elements is facilitated.