1302-160 KNIPEX COMFORT(R) Electrician`s Pliers 13 02 160 - Knipex

The Knipex 1302-160 COMFORT® Electrician's Pliers are engineered to provide professional technicians with superior comfort and exceptional gripping power for a variety of tasks. This versatile tool, also known by its model number 1302160, combines Knipex's renowned plier technology with an advanced ergonomic handle design, ensuring reduced hand fatigue and increased productivity in demanding work environments. These pliers are ideal for precision work in electrical, automotive, and industrial applications.

Key Features

• Ergonomic COMFORT® Handles: Featuring a hard red "movement zone" to reduce friction and a soft blue "gripping zone" for secure, high-force application, these multi-component handles optimize user comfort and control.
• Precision Cutting Edges: Induction hardened to approximately 60 HRC, the cutting edges ensure effortless and precise cuts of medium-hard (up to 2.5mm) and hard wire (up to 1.6mm).
• Integrated Stripping and Crimping Functions: Equipped with precision stripping holes for metric wires (0.5-0.75, 1.5, and 2.5 mm²) and a crimping die for wire ferrules, offering 4-in-1 functionality.
• Optimized Leverage Ratios: Engineered for maximum leverage, these pliers significantly reduce the hand force required for cutting and gripping, minimizing strain during prolonged use.
• Self-Gripping Jaws: The broad, contoured self-gripping jaws firmly hold workpieces, eliminating the need for constant squeezing and distributing the load evenly to prevent pressure points.
• Durable Construction: Crafted from high-grade vanadium electric steel, forged and multi-stage oil-hardened, ensuring professional-grade quality and enduring strength.

Applications

These Knipex 1302-160 pliers are an indispensable tool for a wide range of professional applications, including:

• Electrical Work: Ideal for gripping, bending, cutting, stripping, and crimping wires and cables in installations, repairs, and maintenance.
• Plumbing Work: Suitable for various gripping and bending tasks encountered in plumbing systems.
• Mechanical and Automotive Work: Excellent for general gripping, cutting, and manipulation of components in automotive diagnostics, repair, and other mechanical tasks.

Specifications

• Length: 160 mm (approximately 6 1/4 inches).
• Weight: 139 g (approximately 0.305 lbs).
• Cutting Capacity (Medium Hard Wire): Up to Ø 2.5 mm.
• Cutting Capacity (Hard Wire): Up to Ø 1.6 mm.
• Stripping Capacities: 0.5-0.75 / 1.5 / 2.5 mm².
• Material: Vanadium electric steel, forged, multi-stage oil-hardened.