🔎 UNIDENTIFIED What kind of pliers are these?

[USERNAME IS VALID]

I found these and cleaned them up, tip has about a 3/16" gap and cutter.

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Oh, those frickin' things. Yeah, I hate those

Yeah, but, when you have your boat hooked up at 4 AM and find one taillight isn't working, and that's because you pinched the wire backing up last time ( it's a jon boat ) , and you scrounge around in the tool box with a flashlight in your teeth, and see these. Well. Let's go fishin' ( just used ordinary slip joint pliers ).

 

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[crashbandicoot]

Oh, those frickin' things. Yeah, I hate those

There are several configurations of those,some are used as taps to hook into brake light wires,turn signal wires and so forth for trailer hook ups. Worst way to do that ever invented. Fast and easy,but you usually pay down the road.

 

[James/Texas]

ahh scotch locks....a way to truly piss off any proper electrician. Almost no applications where it is considered a proper component. In fact even illegal in some applications in certain areas for very good reason. never ever use these things they should be illegal across the board in my opinion.

They are not for electrical work. Strictly for splicing telephone wires. 24 or 22 ga.

 

[villagenut]

They are not for electrical work. Strictly for splicing telephone wires. 24 or 22 ga.

Yup, but I have also used them for security wire splicing and other low volt.....