The parallel jaws of extremely thin needle nose pliers will grip the lead by the body of a part and resist the bending forces at 90 degrees to the wire lead that might cause internal stress on diodes or other component terminations inside a part. The jaws have cross wise serrations that get a firm grip on the component wire lead. This is particularly helpful with point contact diodes, and certain other parts. The smaller leaded components such as 1/10 watt resistors can also fracture if you do not hold the lead against the body before bending at 90 degrees. -Stuart K5KVH
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