My leads and plugs arrived yesterday from Bang-me-good and unlike the ones I reported on before which were rubbish, these ones are really very good indeed, the leads are nice and soft and flexible and certainly have the look and feel of being silicon while the actual contacts fit nice and snuggly in all of my meters. The same can be said for the loose plugs, they have nice and long contacts that will into the even the most recessed sockets and I can recommend them to anyone. Details and photos below if interested.
Plugs
https://www.banggood.com/DANIU-P3008-10Pcs-4mm-Copper-Banana-Plug-Jack-Speaker-Amplifier-Test-Probes-Connector-p-1109354.html?
Leads
https://www.banggood.com/P1036-5Pcs-1M-4mm-Banana-to-Banana-Plug-Test-Cable-Lead-for-Multimeter-5-Colors-p-1237898.html?
I looked at those plugs, but I have two concerns:
1) The shape of the contact fingers seems very sharp on the leading edge; I'm concerned about it scraping off soft plating materials on gold-plated sockets, as that design/shape tends to concentrate a lot of pressure on those sharp points on the leading edge.
2) I never screw my leads to the wires, I always solder; I've seen similar-looking connectors wherein the body was plated aluminum. Cheap aluminum castings, very primitive machining, then plated. Can you tell me if the body is brass/bronze or ferrous or what?
As for those stackable leads... the wire on those look like Pliovic; I'm certain that if they WERE silicone, they would be singing about it loud & proud.
Even though... they still look like excellent quality for the money, as long as you don't need heavier gauge than approx 1mm conductor core, which I do. I may STILL buy a set or two of them before the borders close because they're so cheap.
@mnementh
https://www.banggood.com/Amass-4mm-24A-1000V-Banana-Plug-Connector-for-PCB-Board-p-1343899.html
https://www.banggood.com/2Pcs-4mm-Nickel-Plated-Binding-Post-Banana-Jack-Socket-Plug-p-953213.html
I don't know how you are planning to fit either of these to the 3478A?
Gross malfeasance. Cringeworthy "Ghetto-fab". Egregious Drill press/Dremel abuse.
Depends on exactly how the parts measure out once they get here. I would PREFER to use the jacks that are actually RATED 1KV/24A. But if I'm FORCED to, I'll use the unrated ones with the screw collars. If I CAN use the rated ones, it certainly won't be as pretty inside, but then I COULD use the unrated ones on the back. Depends on whether I'm feeling froggy at the time once I get back to it.
I WILL be very careful, and I'm 98% positive that either way I can come up with a mod that is NOT ugly once the covers are back on.
Just had school meeting. Won a battle finally. Celebratory curry tonight
And then dutch oven the wife afterwards?
So NOT feeling any sympathy...
my wife is a Cajun queen, by her own definition; when she gets a craving for Red Beans & Rice, or Andouille Sausage Gumbo, etc... no corner of the house is safe. She is every bit as much of a serial offender as me with my Cholupka and "Yankee Chili" (Pretty low on the Scovill scale - mostly lots of beef and Kidley beans and the Cajun "Holy Trinity" including the 4th ingredient thereof, garlic, in copious amounts) with or without sweet Italian sausage.
I'm just thankful she doesn't follow the common wisbom in this part of the country that "burns like battery acid=flavor"
and that she will NOT cook or eat a mud bug, which in my mind are NOT FOOD, but rather were only EVER useful for tormenting while playing in the creek when I was growing up as a child.
mnem
*p00t!*