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Other Tools






Other tools

Note! The following tools are not included in.

Other tools used are:





Cable stripping tool
Used for stripping off the outer insulation on a cable to expose the core.
Use a good quality cable stripping tool offering a choice of strip lengths and cable areas.





Crimp tool, double crimp head
Used to crimp insulated butt connectors and insulated ring cable terminals.
Use a good quality crimping tool with a double crimp head. (The ABIKO KSA-0760 for example.)





Crimp tool, single crimp head
Used to crimp uninsulated ring cable terminals with closed tubular crimp connection.
Use Volvo P/N 9812451-4.





Hot-air gun
Hot-air gun used for heating and shrinking the insulation layer of moisture proof butt connectors.
Use Volvo P/N 1158284-8.