my stanley knife/test probe

ok folks it along time coming but i finally got around to it. here is the pics of my stanley knife that some of you espressed interest in.

i only had a shhhty little camera here so please excuse the quality of the images.

i use this knife a couple of differt ways.

1. i hook up like so to a DMM and can cut into wires to take reading. (this the the method i use most)
2. i have the bulb installed and can use it as a test light.
3. sometimes for locking i connect my power probe and can apply current through it.

as you can see i have a butt connector installed in the bottom of the knife for easy connection although i just have some wire installed in the pic. i didn't take the knife apart for the pics as it can be a pain to get back together and i don't want everyone seeing the mysteries within LOL.


knife1.jpg
knife2.jpg
knife3.jpg

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Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill
Darren Power

pictures turned out huge. sorry bout that folks you might have to open them in a picture viewer and zoom out

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Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill
Darren Power

so how is the wire attached to the knife?


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gcorrea

lol in the pics its just stuffed in hadn't got my butt connector attachment with me the other day.. so had to improvise

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Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill
Darren Power

Although my Stanley isn't as nice as yours, been using the Stanley knife method for years.  But I have to put the probe of DMM or Test Light in the back where I drilled a hole.............
Maybe you should E-Mail Stanley your idea............

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MO

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I just drilled a hole and mounted the butt connector

done some continuity testing then.

I suppose i could mail them probably wouldn't pick up on it though

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Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill
Darren Power

You guys use a razor knife to cut into wires???


You guys would like my needle clamp then.

It pokes the smallest hole and also test the wire
You cant even tell i tested the wire

can't tell with the stanley really..   the pins in my experienc tend to slip on the spaller wires

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Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill
Darren Power

Probe

Don't know if you saw this from the other thread, but you might consider giving this a try; the way it's designed, the wire centers automatically as the probe needle gets inserted.
I found it to work on very small gauge wires, and even the teflon stuff with no problems. It'd probably have trouble with 30 gauge wire wrap wire, but there's really no good way to probe something like that anyway, and I'd be really surprised to find small gauge wire like that in a car.
I've had some other ones with the same concept, but poorly executed, so it would often do exactly as you said, slip to the side of the wire and miss the mark.
This one is made very precisely, and the piercing needle is centered all the way to the apex of the V-groove.

cheers dual. i seen them before and have one myself maybe its just my one but i did find it fairly shhh on the smaller gauge wires..

i like my stanley proves to be very handy. i might look out for another one of those pins and see is it any better than mine.

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Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill
Darren Power

With as much of the chassis of the knife visible it would scare me to attempt to use it in a tight place. Dual's link is the good way. Fluke's work alright but bind after some use.

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What is the brand of the V-probe? Just curious, Thanks

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Les

If you're referring that insulation piercing probe, it's made by EZ-Hook. Seems like a pretty rugged and simple design, so it should last quite a while with reasonable care.
Sounds strange, but it's kinda fun to use, and nice that the spring loading maintains the connection securely hands free, leaving you able to fiddle with other stuff while monitoring the signal, like pressing the remote or engaging the starter, for instance.

auex]F wrote:

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uke's work alright but bind after some use.

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By the way, which Fluke probe do you have?  Just wondering what the differences between these two types might be- 

Can't really see what might cause it to bind with use, except maybe if it got bent; that'd definitely do it.

the paint on the knife isn't conductive i had to scrape away alot of the paint on the inside and measure resistance on cotinuity a few times before re-assebling.

the spring loaded action sounds very good on teh ez-hook its difficult to hold the stanley with one hand on a wire..

getting the hang of it though LOL

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Why oh Why didn't i take the blue pill
Darren Power