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Hi all,
I thought to start contributing to the FOG with some hand-tool reviews of rather "special", maybe even unknown to some, hand-tools that I learned to love while using them on a regular basis.
Let's start with the Knipex Electrical Installation Pliers (1396200).
The Knipex Electrical Installation Pliers are especially designed to offer the 6 most commonly used functions during electrical installations in one pair of pliers.
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You can use it to grip round and flat material, for bending (the very front portion of the tips have a smooth surface so you don't damage insulation when gripping/bending insulated wires), to cut copper and aluminum cable up to 5x 2,5mm^2 / 15mm in diameter, for crimping wire-end ferrules from 0.5 to 2.5mm^2, for wire stripping 0.75 - 1.5mm^2 and 2,5mm^2 and for deburring feed through holes.
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This model is spring loaded and features a latch to limit the automated opening of the pliers - this is very useful for when you need to grip, bend - release in a whole series of tasks - it's a valuable time saver and easy on your hand.
Often when you have a "multitool" people will say while it does a lot of things, it does none of them 100% - I think I can wholeheartedly say that the Knipex Installation Pliers do everything they claim to do - 100%, all the time. I've gone so far as to ditch my combination pliers from my selection of "on person/ personal edc tools" as the Electrical Installation Pliers can also cover the few nails I used to pull with my combination pliers and to grip/hold a nut from time to time if needed.
The only thing it can definitely not replace is an additional side cutter for hard wire - as you should not cut steel with the integrated cable shears.
If you do electrical installation of some sort, even if you just prepare and place junction boxes, cables i.e. while setting up drywall - this is a must have for you. Every single piece is VDE-tested and rated at 1000V (AC).
Kind regards,
Oliver
I thought to start contributing to the FOG with some hand-tool reviews of rather "special", maybe even unknown to some, hand-tools that I learned to love while using them on a regular basis.
Let's start with the Knipex Electrical Installation Pliers (1396200).
The Knipex Electrical Installation Pliers are especially designed to offer the 6 most commonly used functions during electrical installations in one pair of pliers.
[attachimg=1]
You can use it to grip round and flat material, for bending (the very front portion of the tips have a smooth surface so you don't damage insulation when gripping/bending insulated wires), to cut copper and aluminum cable up to 5x 2,5mm^2 / 15mm in diameter, for crimping wire-end ferrules from 0.5 to 2.5mm^2, for wire stripping 0.75 - 1.5mm^2 and 2,5mm^2 and for deburring feed through holes.
[attachimg=2]
This model is spring loaded and features a latch to limit the automated opening of the pliers - this is very useful for when you need to grip, bend - release in a whole series of tasks - it's a valuable time saver and easy on your hand.
Often when you have a "multitool" people will say while it does a lot of things, it does none of them 100% - I think I can wholeheartedly say that the Knipex Installation Pliers do everything they claim to do - 100%, all the time. I've gone so far as to ditch my combination pliers from my selection of "on person/ personal edc tools" as the Electrical Installation Pliers can also cover the few nails I used to pull with my combination pliers and to grip/hold a nut from time to time if needed.
The only thing it can definitely not replace is an additional side cutter for hard wire - as you should not cut steel with the integrated cable shears.
If you do electrical installation of some sort, even if you just prepare and place junction boxes, cables i.e. while setting up drywall - this is a must have for you. Every single piece is VDE-tested and rated at 1000V (AC).
Kind regards,
Oliver
