At 12:55 PM 6/12/2012, neil n wrote:
>cap to them or use a wire stripper to pull back wire casing to do same.

I know it's too late, but for the record:

This isn't going to work except possibly on a very short wire (few
inches).  You might be able to strip a piece toward the end and then
slice it off with a knife, then strip another piece farther back also
toward the end, leaving you a bit of clear wire in the middle.  But a
knife is probably easier.

Yours,
David