PARROT INVENT – SOMETHING WAS MISSING BEFORE ®
Parrot vs. Two Hook Clips
Parrot Gripper Clip vs Two Hook Clip, Gripper, Grabber, mini gripper test leads and probes
→ Two-hook gripper clips are often used as test probes and test leads for multimeters.
→ The Parrot Gripper Clip invention provides four major advantages over conventional two-hook clips.
→ The advantages of the Parrot Clip are an outcome of the invention’s key novelty: the METAL TIP.
→ High insulation
→ Reliable connection at high temperatures
→ Reliable mechanical connection
→ Low point-contact resistance
→ One-hook gripper clips, two-hook clips and similar designs cannot be easily developed to meet the new quality and reliability requirements demanded by users of modern multimeters, oscilloscopes, voltmeters, DMMs, ohmmeters and spectrum analyzers.
→ Parrot gripper clips, available in different shapes and sizes, provide a versatile solution for Fluke, Hameg and other high-quality professional or hobbyist equipment.
PARROT™ CLIP
- High insulation – 1000V CAT III, according to IEC 1010-231.
- Light body, preventing detachment of the clip-on connection due to its weight.
TWO HOOK CLIP
- Poor and uneasy point contact measurement
- The Two Hook Clips does not have a metal tip to perform easy and precise direct , hands on measurements .
- Low point contact, hands-on resistance = approximately 3 mohm (metal tip with sharp edges).
- Low clip-on, hands-free connection resistance = approximately 3 mohm (made between two metal parts).
- Reliable connection at high temperatures.
- Low voltage insulation – large part of the one hook clip is not covered by plastic insulation.
- Can be used for placing or removing components.
- Poor accessibility in small narrow places.
- Plastic insulation is not allowing miniaturization of the plastic part of the one hook grip.
- Good accessibility, can be used in small, narrow places
→ The insulation provided to the operator is also limited during hands-on measurements when the clip is held directly in the hand.
→ The connection to the test leads is made through a banana plug, reducing operator insulation and increasing the overall weight of the clip.
→ With Two Hook Clips, the electrical connections and contacts are not made directly to the leads. Instead, current passes through contact with the metal walls of the clip and then through a second contact via the banana plug.