Insulation Piercing Test Probes

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Topic: Insulation Piercing Test Probes

Posted By: tbird2340
Subject: Insulation Piercing Test Probes
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 4:12 PM

A lot of times when I'm doing remote starters I have to test 2-5 wires until I find the correct one.. It would be awesome if my DMM probe had an insulation piercing alligator type clip on it.. I hate using the needle type one and then sliding off and piercing my finger instead...

Does anyone have one of these and if so where did you get it? This is the DMM I have:

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Craftsman 82141

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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 5:02 PM

https://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.asp?tool=all&Group_ID=1406&store=snapon-store

https://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=76648&group_ID=13962&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Heres a couple of solutions....

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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 5:07 PM

https://www.matcotools.com/ProductImages/MG77002_thumb.jpg

I have a set of these

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Posted By: Hymer
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 5:19 PM

Snap On has the aligator clip "bed of nails" These things are exellent! almoost entirely non intrusive to the wire and wont cut any strands. they ruun about 40 bucks but are worth EVERY penny!

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Posted By: tbird2340
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 6:52 PM

KarTuneMan wrote:

https://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.asp?tool=all&Group_ID=1406&store=snapon-store

https://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=76648&group_ID=13962&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Heres a couple of solutions....

For these ones:

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Do they just slip over these:

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The second picture are what my leads look like.. Do those alligator clips just slip over them?

Posted By: tbird2340
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 6:56 PM

Hymer] wrote:

Snap On has the aligator clip "bed of nails" These things are exellent! almoost entirely non intrusive to the wire and wont cut any strands. they ruun about 40 bucks but are worth EVERY penny!

I searched their site for "bed of nails" but came up with nothing...

Posted By: john ogrady
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 9:45 PM

I use this type of clips every day at work.Any of the major tool guys have them Snap-On,Mac and Matco.There is one thing to remember when using these clips.When you have finished with your reading and remove the clip from the wire grap the wire and rub your thumb back and forth over the area where the bed of nails pierced through the wire.This action re-seals the insulation on the wire.

Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: January 06, 2007 at 11:21 PM

Radioshack sells a set of leads for about $15 that has a spring like end on it that will slide in to the alligator clips shown above. They aren't the highest quality leads in the world, but they are the only ones I've been able to find that will 'plug' in to the clips.

Here are the leads I have:
https://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productid=2109756&cp=&origkw=test+leads&kw=test+leads&parentPage=search

Here are some bed of nails with wiring all ready on them:
https://cgi.ebay.com/JS-POPPER-TEST-LEADS-W-BED-of-NAILS_W0QQitemZ180070884592QQihZ008QQcategoryZ97138QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Here are some crimp type leads:
https://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-ANGLED-BED-OF-NAILS-BUTT-SET-CLIPS_W0QQitemZ250069752456QQihZ015QQcategoryZ97138QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Search for "bed of nails" on Ebay and you'll find several types of clips.

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Kevin Pierson