piercing the wire with straight pins dsiturbs the wire causing a stress riser as well as the pin itself being unsafe for handling voltage always use the proper tool for the job
the damage u did to the wire may not show up for years but it will bite you
remember improper eletrical repairs cause FIRES
foctard time to pack your tools u just got thrown out of the shop
HACK
invest 14 dollars job is done SAFELY professionally and properly no comebvacks to cheep to spend 20 bucks HACK
u just been booted out of the shop for beiing a hack name one tech manual that recommends pins as a probe LMFAO