Author Topic: I bought new Fluke TP88 Rigid Back Probe Pins and they're magnetized  (Read 211 times)

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Offline NocturnalTopic starter

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I tried measuring a resistor, and the resistor stuck to one of the probes. Is this normal behavior for these tips? What's the best way to demagnetize the tips (if it's safe to do so)?
 

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Re: I bought new Fluke TP88 Rigid Back Probe Pins and they're magnetized
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2024, 06:59:58 am »
Easy to magnetize steel probes with so many magnets around, even the Fluke TPAK meter hanger. I see no reason to not demagnetize (degauss), I use my old analog tape demagnetizers, such as head demagnetizers or tape erasers. An old fashioned soldering gun works, too, if it has a big heavy transformer and a way to get the item near enough to it (not the soldering gun tip). My tools often get a little magnetized, such as getting close to a loudspeaker magnet. I've never tried one of the permanent magnet devices linked.

This also means your resistors have cheaper steel wire (probably clad with copper or the like) which I think is not optimal.
 


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