Frag Out! Magazine
Issue link: https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/1034474
The basis for all these models is the pliers, which have been modified to make them more useful. Charge+ and Wave+ are now equipped with interchangeable wire cutters. It doesn't look like a big thing, but the change is quite important because it finally allows you to use the cutters without any worries. Yes, Leatherman tool comes with a 25 year warranty and in case of damage (chipping, dents or similar) to the cutter blades, the tool could be sent back to the service center and you would get a new or repaired tool. The attempt to repair the jaws on your own was rather doomed to failure already from the start because even if you had the right tools at your disposal, it would be very difficult to do so. Therefore, what could be done is to have the service repair or replace them, but this in turn took time – it would take a week at best, but in a worse-case sce- nario, it would take certainly even longer. The use of exchangeable cutters of the Heavy Duty series (e.g. MUT, OHT or Rebar and Signal) allows for a rapid replacement of damaged or worn parts. The repair kit includes two 154 CM steel blades and a wrench to replace them, and a set of new screws. The consequence of using interchange- able cutters is a slight shortening of the grooved, toothed part of the pliers. In addition, we have a flat part and – in the Charge + TTi model only – a blasting cap crimper. The jaws are screwed onto (an Allen key with shank, requires special bits to loosen them) the arms of the multitool – the entire tool opens and closes like butterfly knives (balisong). Wave+'s arms are "bare", www.fragoutmag.com