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Step 1
Make certain that the electrical current is cut off to the area where you're working before doing anything with the electric system.
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Step 2
Remove the heavy plastic casing off the gauge cord that holds several wires. You can use a wire cutter or multipurpose tool to do this.
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Step 3
Clamp the large 12- or 14-gauge cord in the appropriate size hole on your wire stripper. Turn the stripper around the plastic gauge cord enough times that it cuts the plastic and you can remove it. If you're using a wire clipper, be careful that you don't cut through the wires in the interior of the gauge cord.
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Step 4
Separate the wires that were inside the gauge cord. You're ready to begin to strip the electrical wire inside.
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Step 5
Choose the appropriate size hole on your wire stripper or multipurpose tool that has a wire stripper. Close the stripper and rotate it several times. Each rotation cuts the insulation around the wire a little more.
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Step 6
Squeeze the handle as you push the tool away from your body while you hold the wire firmly. You'll cut the outside insulation and push it away as you do this, leaving the exposed wire on the inside.
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Step 7
Remove any left over residue of outside insulation that is left on the wire. You should have the inner wire totally exposed from the point of cut upward. Continue to do the same on each wire inside the guage cord.
