{"id":4535,"date":"2020-11-04T10:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T10:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:33:44","slug":"removing-outer-sheath-on-screened-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/removing-outer-sheath-on-screened-cables\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing outer sheath on screened cables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<strong> screening of electrical cables is especially important.<\/strong> It is used in all types of\u00a0signal transmission connections where the voltage induced by an exterior electromagnetic field may affect the signal transmitted.\u00a0This provides the necessary electromagnetic protection for installations in\u00a0<strong>control circuits, electronic equipment connections, computer systems<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fotolia_40731093_M.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-909 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fotolia_40731093_M.jpg\" alt=\"fotolia_40731093_M\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-909 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fotolia_40731093_M.jpg\" alt=\"fotolia_40731093_M\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fotolia_40731093_M.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/fotolia_40731093_M-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the outer sheath cable stripping on a screened cable may present some difficulty due to the adherence between the outer sheath and the braid.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-795 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord613x125.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord613x125\" width=\"613\" height=\"125\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-795 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord613x125.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord613x125\" width=\"613\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord613x125.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord613x125-300x61.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION OF SCREENED CABLES<\/h2>\n<p>To help you ensure the best results, screened cables from Top Cable <strong>include a ripcord under the outer sheath<\/strong>. As can be seen in this video, the ripcord facilitates the removal of the outer sheath without damaging the inner braid.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LRKIhiZ4Yv4\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cables with ripcord ease the removal process of the outer sheath. Once removed, the screen is in perfect condition and your cable is now ready for termination.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-791 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord2.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord2\" width=\"613\" height=\"315\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-791 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord2.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord2\" width=\"613\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord2.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord2-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>HIGH RESISTANCE TO TRACTION<\/h2>\n<p>The ripcord presents a <strong>high resistance to traction<\/strong>, allowing the correct tearing of the outer sheath when pulling it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-793 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord4.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord4\" width=\"613\" height=\"315\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-793 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord4.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord4\" width=\"613\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord4.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord4-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-794 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord5.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord5\" width=\"613\" height=\"315\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-794 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord5.jpg\" alt=\"ripcord5\" width=\"613\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord5.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ripcord5-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Some of the screened cables including ripcord are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/cable\/screenflex-110-liycy-vc4v-k\/\">SCREENFLEX 110 LiYCY VC4V-K &amp; 200 VC4V-K<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/cable\/topdrive-zh-roz1-k-as-vfd-emc-061-kv\/\">TOPDRIVE\u00ae VFD (EMC) ROZ1-K (AS) <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/cable\/topdata-vhov-k-and-vov-k\/\">TOPDATA VHOV-K and VOV-K<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/cable\/toxfree-zh-z1c4z1-k-as\/\">TOXFREE ZH Z1C4Z1-K AS<\/a>, just to name a few.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The screening of electrical cables is especially important. It is used in all types of\u00a0signal transmission connections where the voltage induced by an exterior electromagnetic field may affect the signal transmitted.\u00a0This provides the necessary electromagnetic protection for installations in\u00a0control circuits, electronic equipment connections, computer systems, etc. In some cases, the outer sheath cable stripping on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[588],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-cable-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4535"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7811,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions\/7811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topcable.com\/blog-electric-cable\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}