2 Ways to Identify HU162T HU162T 8 Cuts, 9 Cuts and 10 Cuts

 As titled, how to distinguish VAG HU162T 8-Cut, 9-Cut and 10-Cut key blades? So we can properly cut keys using xhorse dolphin or condor key cutting machines.

The picture shows the side of the 3 keys.
From top to bottom, they are 8-cut, 9-cut and 10-cut.

The 8-cut (HU162T (8)) key is the easiest to distinguish.

It has only one fixed cut on the side and is straight.
The effective surface is on the top.

The 9-cut and 10-cut key can be quickly distinguished by the position of the effective surface.

The effective surface of 9-cut key is on the top, while the effective surface of 10-cut key is on the bottom.

It is also possible to distinguish them by the number of cuts.
9-cut key has 3-side cuts

10-cut key has 4-side cuts.

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How to Change Xhorse Dolphin XP005 Motor Belt

Tutorial: How to replace/change the spindle motor belt for Xhorse Dolphin XP005 key cutting machine.

We are going to show how to replace the motor belt in your Dolphin XP005. Make sure that your purchase the right motor belt.

Remove our handle, and remove screw on the other side.

Take off this socket.

Make sure you get all your pieces out.
Then unscrew these 4 screws from the left side.

Remove these two screws in the back.

Remove these 4 screws from the right side.

Remove the two screws in the front.

Remove the screw on the right up top of dolphin xp005.

Take another allen, insert it to the hole there or do this.

Once you turn to the right to loosen, once you loosen it you can just unthread that.

Now that you have all the screws and bolts out of there, you can remove the case.
You need to be very careful with these cords in there.
The first cord that you are gonna have to remove is for the power switch.
We need to remove that, it is the only other thing that attaches to that casing.

The next thing we are going to have to disconnect is to find the LED.
The LED is connected to the lights in the front here.

Finally, we need to disconnect the display.

We need to remove two Philips head screws.

I would suggest taking a colored Sharpie and just marking the thread so you know exactly where it needs to go.

We are gonna take out flat head and turn it to the right, keep turning until we can remove our plate.

Once we have that off we can clearly see what happened.

We got a new belt, threw it around, just like so and now that milling cutter should rotate.

Then put the plate back on.
Take our flat head to lock that back in place. Now turn it to the left.

Then reinstall all connectors and screws.

Post-Replacement Calibration: After replacing the belt, it's important to recalibrate the machine (e.g., clamp calibration, milling cutter calibration, and height level adjustment) to ensure that it cuts and decodes keys correctly.

How to See Xhorse Dolphin XP005 Battery Information in App?

 How to Check Xhorse Dolphin XP005/XP005L Battery Information?

In Xhorse App, go to Device Information->Key Cutting-> Power->Check battery information

Need to connect dolphin with Xhorse App to read battery information.

If it is XP005L, you can check battery information on the App or in the device (go to Battery information).

If the battery cannot charge or has other problems, do following:

1. Take a video of power on and off and send to us

2. Send a screenshot of battery information

3. If cannot read battery information, follow this way to test battery voltage and send test results to us.

The Xhorse engineer will check if battery needs replacement.

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Tips to Measure Xhorse Dolphin Battery Voltage with Multi-meter

 We have already shown how to remove the shell and test the battery voltage for Xhorse Dolphin XP005/XP005L key cutting machine.  Some people don’t know how to measure voltage.

Here we will show how to measure battery voltage in detail.

It’s best to take photos to ensure that the gear and pins are correct.

1. Select DC power supply gear, please measure the voltage of these two pins of the battery on the picture below and send us the test result.

2. Please measure the voltage of these two pins of the mainboard follow the step below and send us the result.

First, unplug these two cable on the motherboard

Turn the multimeter to this setting (Diodegear)

Measure the volts of these two pins, and take us a photo like this.

and measure these other two pins value.
(Note the color of the meter pens in the diagram)
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How to Mill Down Key Blank with Xhorse Dolphin XP005

 Xhorse Condor/Dolphin XP005 key cutting machines have built-in Modify key (Modify Common Key) function that many people did not notify.

When do you need this feature?

Let’s say you’re on a job, and you’re out of blank you need. You know you have keys larger and just wish that your machine could mill down one to the size you need.

It is a feature that is BUILT-IN in Condor/Dolphin!

How to use this feature?

Click ‘Cut by Bitting’. Top right button ‘Modify key’. You can search or look through their info.

A Dolphin user just tested out a KLR key. These aren’t made available yet and the only source has been eday. It just milled down a DAT17 to KLR specs! It’s ready to be cut now! This might only be for high security keys, but it’s something!

 
This can be done with so much more! And you could even mill down flip keys to something you need! It’s a reason you may want to stock a micrometer with metric next to your key machine.

This feature is available on both new and old Condor or dolphins.

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