Follow the repair of a pair of jump leads along with one of the volunteer repairers from Repair Cafe Gosport. By effecting a repair he was able to save them from waste for the cost of a £5 part rather than binning them and having to buy a new set for around £20.
This repair story is provided for information only. We are not repair professionals and Repair Cafe Gosport is a community self-repair event. You take responsibility for your own repair.
Diagnosis
This set of jump leads had got broken, the crocodile clip on the had snapped:
![Photo of Broken Jump Lead Clip](https://repaircafegosport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220727_192316_edit_291540169591971-1024x930.jpg)
Research
Turns out you can buy replacement crocodile clips from various places including eBay. However the best deal was the following: https://www.lsengineers.co.uk/heavy-duty-crocodile-clip-red-booster-cable-clip-400amp-peak-rating.html
Most people sell them by the pair but this allowed me to buy one individually for ~£5 including shipping
Repair
First I cut the wire out of the old crocodile clip, then stripped it back to have a clean section of the right length.
![Photo of Cutting Wire on Broken Jump Lead Clip](https://repaircafegosport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220727_193029-768x1024.jpg)
Improvising Crimp
I didn’t own the crimp tool for this size but was able to use a vice to achieve the same effect. Using the body of a screw to ensure the central part was folded in like the real crimp was also useful.
![Improvising a Crimp on a Vice](https://repaircafegosport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220727_194039-768x1024.jpg)
![Improvised Crimp with a Screw](https://repaircafegosport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220727_195218-768x1024.jpg)
You should always be aware that improvised solutions are undertaken at your own risk. Once finished the crimp was tested by applying a firm pull.
![Testing Improvised Crimp on a Jump Lead Clip](https://repaircafegosport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220727_195516_edit_292421792207461-1024x958.jpg)
The finished repair
![Completed Repair of a Jump Lead Clip](https://repaircafegosport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220727_195721-768x1024.jpg)
![Repaired Jump Lead Clip in Use](https://repaircafegosport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_20220727_200132-768x1024.jpg)
Repair Cafe Gosport is the Second Saturday of the month (except August), between 10:30am and 1pm at the community maker space.
Residents of Gosport bring their broken items to fix them on the spot with the help of voluntary repairers.