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geekhack Community => Reviews => Topic started by: Pacifist on Thu, 20 March 2014, 20:06:53
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Pics tomorrow
Pros:
Wire Puller
100% metal
Relatively cheap-$6 (On par with plastic+wire pullers)
Cons:
Small handle
Super long wire
Not very open
Other:
Makes a cool resonating sound when you flick the wire :p
This review is primarily in comparision with my cherry wire puller.
Its a great, cheap product that will last some time. All the benifits of a wire puller
Problems are that the wire comes formed without much of a gap between the two wires. But it bends out after a bit
The other problem is that the wire is quite long, which results in a somewhat unwieldy use
At the end of the day, I would use the MKC puller for its looks and for taking caps off dirty boards (because its so easy to just rinse off) but I prefer my Cherry puller, as the wire is easier to work with
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make sure not to be too rough with it, i've heard these break easy where the wire meets the metal of the handle
of course you could test it out and see how many times you have to bend it back and forth for it to break
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make sure not to be too rough with it, i've heard these break easy where the wire meets the metal of the handle
of course you could test it out and see how many times you have to bend it back and forth for it to break
This sucks :( I picked one up during the last Massdrop group buy. Do you have any links to posts that document this issue?
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make sure not to be too rough with it, i've heard these break easy where the wire meets the metal of the handle
of course you could test it out and see how many times you have to bend it back and forth for it to break
This sucks :( I picked one up during the last Massdrop group buy. Do you have any links to posts that document this issue?
I didn't mean to convey they aren't good key pullers just don't go crazy bending it a lot.
I can't point to a specific occurrence I've just gotten the general impression from people who have had these and had problems that it can be an issue. But that could have been with the ones that were released some time ago, these may be improved.
I know the one I have looks like it wouldn't take much to break it.