An apparatus for manipulating a wire, having an electrical contact, relative to a terminal block, the apparatus comprising: a first lever, comprising: a first tip-support portion; a first handle portion; and a first hinge portion between the first tip-support portion and the first handle portion; a second lever, comprising: a second tip-support portion; a second handle portion; and a second hinge portion between the second tip-support portion and the second handle portion, wherein the first hinge portion of the first lever and the second hinge portion of the second lever are pivotally interconnected about a lever-pivot axis; means for biasing the first tip-support portion of the first lever and the second tip-support portion of the second lever toward each other; a first tip half, pivotally coupled to the first tip-support portion of the first lever about a first tip-pivot axis, wherein the first tip half comprises a first channel; and a second tip half, pivotally coupled to the second tip-support portion of the second lever about a second tip-pivot axis, wherein the second tip half comprises a second channel; wherein the first channel of the first tip half comprises: a first-channel distal-end portion, a first interior cavity, a first-channel intermediate portion, and a first-channel proximal-end portion, wherein: the first interior cavity is located between the first-channel distal-end portion and the first-channel intermediate portion; and the first-channel intermediate portion is located between the first interior cavity and the first-channel proximal-end portion; and wherein the second channel of the second tip half comprises: a second-channel distal-end portion, a second interior cavity, a second-channel intermediate portion, and a second-channel proximal-end portion, wherein: the second interior cavity is located between the second-channel distal-end portion and the second-channel intermediate portion; and the second-channel intermediate portion is located between the second interior cavity and the second-channel proximal-end portion. a first lever, comprising: a first tip-support portion; a first handle portion; and a first hinge portion between the first tip-support portion and the first handle portion; a first tip-support portion; a first handle portion; and a first hinge portion between the first tip-support portion and the first handle portion; a second lever, comprising: a second tip-support portion; a second handle portion; and a second hinge portion between the second tip-support portion and the second handle portion, a second tip-support portion; a second handle portion; and a second hinge portion between the second tip-support portion and the second handle portion, wherein the first hinge portion of the first lever and the second hinge portion of the second lever are pivotally interconnected about a lever-pivot axis; means for biasing the first tip-support portion of the first lever and the second tip-support portion of the second lever toward each other; a first tip half, pivotally coupled to the first tip-support portion of the first lever about a first tip-pivot axis, wherein the first tip half comprises a first channel; and a second tip half, pivotally coupled to the second tip-support portion of the second lever about a second tip-pivot axis, wherein the second tip half comprises a second channel; wherein the first channel of the first tip half comprises: a first-channel distal-end portion, a first interior cavity, a first-channel intermediate portion, and a first-channel proximal-end portion, wherein: the first interior cavity is located between the first-channel distal-end portion and the first-channel intermediate portion; and the first-channel intermediate portion is located between the first interior cavity and the first-channel proximal-end portion; and the first interior cavity is located between the first-channel distal-end portion and the first-channel intermediate portion; and the first-channel intermediate portion is located between the first interior cavity and the first-channel proximal-end portion; and wherein the second channel of the second tip half comprises: a second-channel distal-end portion, a second interior cavity, a second-channel intermediate portion, and a second-channel proximal-end portion, wherein: the second interior cavity is located between the second-channel distal-end portion and the second-channel intermediate portion; and the second-channel intermediate portion is located between the second interior cavity and the second-channel proximal-end portion. the second interior cavity is located between the second-channel distal-end portion and the second-channel intermediate portion; and the second-channel intermediate portion is located between the second interior cavity and the second-channel proximal-end portion.