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| cur8xgo:
I have never seen this done, and I have never successfully done it myself. If you have a few dozen test leads (alligator clips, jumper hooks, whatever) Lets throw in some BNC cables and various banana plug ended wires too And you have half a dozen scope probes... Is there a way to keep them a) organized so you can choose any one of them at any time and retrieve it without having to drop a bunch of the other ones b) keep it away from your work when it not in used c) dont create an ugly rats nest hanging on a wall Has it been done?? I am NOT living with a bunch of wires hanging on a wall where they all fall off every time I pick one out. Or just leaving a rats nest of scope probes and jumper leads on my workstation because its no better or worse than hanging them up |
| schmitt trigger:
Short answer: No. There must be a 2nd law of thermodynamics corollary which prevents that. >:D Now seriously: I was fortunate enough to have met in person the late Bob Pease and his office/workbench. You may have seen photos. They were a legendary, unmitigated mess. But nothing prepares you to actually see it personally. That did not prevent Bob Pease from arguably becoming one of the best analog engineers ever. I never met Jim Williams in person, again an electronics legend. But a friend did, and described a similar mayhem to what I witnessed with Bob. |
| techman-001:
--- Quote from: cur8xgo on June 28, 2019, 12:55:43 am ---Has it been done?? I am NOT living with a bunch of wires hanging on a wall where they all fall off every time I pick one out. Or just leaving a rats nest of scope probes and jumper leads on my workstation because its no better or worse than hanging them up --- End quote --- No. I tried for the last 50 years. What does work is giving up all hope of ever managing your test cables ... I find it's easier after that. |
| Stray Electron:
I think the probability of test leads tangling is N squared over 2, where N equals the number of pieces of test equipment that you have. Even things like my Neon AC outlet tester which only has one lead gets tangled. |
| SparkyFX:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pomona+test+lead+holder&source=lnms&tbm=isch |
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