Strip Electrical Panel Wiring

I didn't realise you had pedants in Oz .... he sounds like a tw*t.

What does your colleague suggest you use? (if the answer is anything along the lines of........."due to political correctness you are not allowed to use the word "strip" as it may cause offense and/or destruction of time, space and reality", I may very well reach thru cyberspace and deliver a proper booting to your colleague in need).

The proper term (as used by a certain US military R&D department who will remain nameless) would be something like ....... "Hey Bob, can you hold this door open for a minute, I plan to overwhelm the electrical panel's characterization uncertainties). There, much clearer.

This may be an example of "pulling your leg" a common form of humor in Oz (and many other places). The aim is to build belief in something that's completely untrue. It's similar to irony and can be hard to pick, especially for a newcomer, since even total strangers will go along with premise and add plausible supporting details.

So, for many Aussies the best response to a doubtful statement is bland acceptance. It differs from normal lying, as there is no attempt to profit and others will usually be in on the joke. It also differs from P.C. edicts and party political statements, in that, it's actually meant to be amusing, funny or nonsensical. No harm is intended and Aussies respect those who can laugh at themselves.

Anyway got to go, the koalas need shearing. Jeff

Fully agree with you, Guest will have to roll with the punches, as an ex Pom myself I had to go through this learning curve and build up a repertoire of replys to these little digs.

Can you buy a American to Aussie book for translations?

I don't know it there's a convenient translation reference guide in that direction, but I believe I still have a copy of a thin humorous paperback called "Outer Speak Strine". When I saw it on the shelf at a newsstand I almost immediately understood it to read "How to Speak Australian" . . .

Just a note. Where I'm from in the north-central US, to "strip" any sort of wiring implies removal of the insulation from said wiring, not removal of the wiring entirely.

I have lived in many parts of the US; from Wash state to Florida; from California to Texas. Also worked with folks from California to New York and from Montana to Texas... Everywhere I've been, "Stripping wire" means to remove the insulation.

Strip electrical wiring from the panel would be a better way to distingush from the act of stripping the ends of the wiring in the panel to land the wires. The verb strip has many meanings, all of which imply the removal of soomthing, whether is be clothing, insulation, titles and wealth, or everything in a room, ship or even an electrical panel.

Yup, thats what it means here in Arizona also.

If he had said just "strip the wire" then yeah it would have meant remove the insulation. But since he referred to stripping electrical wiring "FROM" the panel, the reference is to the panel, not the insulation.

It is all about context...You strip an electrical panel to remove the components and wiring. You strip a wire to remove the insulation.

Yeah, what you said.... It is removing stuff from whatever... paint from walls, components from panels or cricuit boards or insulation from wires, etc.

" Strip electrical panel wiring"

Works for me in California

During our morning meeting to inform our operations cohorts concerning problems on our equipment. I told them we had a problem with our venturi system oscillating from negative to positive under controlled conditions for our applicators, they looked at me like I had three heads.

I told them one of our female managers was upset when I told them our label applicators would not switch from suck to blow. In laymans terms it was the easiest vernacular that they would understand.

My comments:

He skipped part of Verb "Strip-off" & wrote:

" Strip electrical panel wiring"

instesd of"

" Strip-off Electrical Panel Wiring"

means to remove all the wiring

Strip 'out'....

Thanks for correction

I still say 'strip the wire from the board' is adequate to get the point that the wire is to be removed from the board.

The original comment was on my "Strip-off".

It is correct according to the British English dictionary.

Please consult any standard dictionary & you will find:

Strip, off; Tear-off

Regards

Try: De-installation of wire harnesses from the panels.

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