Alligator clips and Crocodile clips are the same thing, and using either term is correct, and most people will know what you are talking about if you use either term."Įleengineer ( talk) 18:11, 15 February 2018 (UTC) Eleengineer [ reply Lambtron: Actually that image that you are using for the BU-85 is the first alligator clip and it illustrates the point that those two terms are used interchangeably. To clarify, There does not seem to be any consistent differentiation between the two terms. In the US, we have one type of clip that is referred to as a crocodile clip - which is still a type of center spring alligator clip. "What we call an Alligator clip in the United States is a Crocodile Clip to people in Europe and other areas of the world.įor the most part, you can assume that anyone using the term crocodile clip is referring to an alligator clip. Let me know if this clears it up, otherwise I can ask them to make more changes so everything makes sense. We have a new Guide to Clips that has a section that addresses the Alligator Clip/Crocodile clip confusion. I brought it up with the higher-ups and they have deleted that statement from the blog post. That was unfortunately written by someone who is no longer at the company who didn't really have any authority in the matter.
There are differences in the teeth and the jaws of the clips." - Lambtron ( talk) 17:59, 15 December 2017 (UTC) he electrical world classifies these as two different style clips. "Alligator and Crocodile clips have more than just semantic differences. However, this statement stands out because it claims alligator and crocodile clips have mechanical differences: Eleengineer ( talk) 19:25, 5 December 2017 (UTC) Can you provide a citation? Lambtron ( talk) 15:15, 6 December 2017 (UTC) ("Government Sales Review: Mueller Alligator Clips: Over 100 Years of Higher Standards") Arghman ( talk) 16:59, 15 December 2017 (UTC) Arghman and Eleengineer: I don't see anything that supports Eleengineer's claims in the above ref.
They are all referred to as Alligator clips in the USA and Crocodile clips in the UK. There are many variations and styles of clips with different sizes and types of jaws. They are exactly the same as it refers to the family of clips. As much as there is discussion about crocodile clips being slightly different, they are not. Crocodile clip was a marketing name for the UK. The company is American and the original name for the device was an alligator clip. I am employed by Mueller Electric - and I have the inventor's (Ralph Mueller) autobiography sitting on my desk which I have been reading. It's crazy for this to be at "crocodile clip" when there is zero doubt that "alligator clip" is the common term. Whichever title the primary article is under, we should make a note of the difference.
US English, Crocodile clips refer to a different type of clip. Just to add to the common usage argument: Fluke, an internationally recognized standard in electronics test equipment, refers to such clips as "Alligator Clips." This is not simply an issue of UK vs. Scottst ( talk) 22:20, 8 September 2010 (UTC) I'll get around to it sometime if no one else does.- Sturmde ( talk) 18:49, 18 March 2009 (UTC) Ĭommon usage is Alligator Clip, not Crocodile Clip, anyway. A crocodile clip is specifically a type of alligator clip that has the same width over the whole length, and doesn't taper towards a point. If someone gets a chance, this really should be at alligator clip, not crocodile clip. Maybe we need a disambiguation page? H0dges ( talk) 13:32, 4 March 2009 (UTC) As long as it doesn't have its own page, the answer is seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee- HTMLCODER.exe ( talk) 15:46, 7 March 2009 (UTC) Alligator clip
#Alligator clips software
Ermm, there is a software package called crocodile clips.