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| graybeard:
Mueller Alligator Clip Jumpers |
| Sal Ammoniac:
--- Quote from: floobydust on December 14, 2021, 06:12:17 am ---Starting the DeLorean and going back to Radio Shack, the superior alligator test leads are made by Tokyo Teishin Electric (T.SIN) they have a longer jaw 5 teeth, tight crimp connection, boots that are better shaped, ~20". I think they (medium size) are TLA-2 or TLA-82. Test Lead Catalogue including some metrology-grade on their website but alas no sign of distributors outside of Japan. --- End quote --- The next time you're in Tokyo, head down to Akihabara. There's probably a vendor there selling nothing but alligator clips, including ones from T.SIN. |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: floobydust on December 14, 2021, 02:21:49 am ---I really miss their jumper leads, I tracked down the Japanese company making them and wanted to buy a bunch but the do not speak English and $60 DHL shipping and I got cold feet. The chinese ones are absolute crap, always a poor connection crimping copper to the alligator clip, the plastic goes rock hard, skinny wire etc. Radio Shack wasn't all that bad. --- End quote --- I concur with graybeard: make your own using quality clips and quality test lead wire. Mueller clips are great quality. I really like the SKS/Hirschmann MA 1 series, which comes in a few styles (crimp, 2mm socket, etc). I actually just bought a few recently to make some new leads. What I really like about them is that the jaws actually have two sections with different size teeth, one of which is for thinner wire. They’re way better than ordinary clips IMHO. |
| bob91343:
The catalog shows 'as low as 79¢' but those were the most expensive in the list. |
| floobydust:
I think best to start another thread about quality jumper test leads, not to slide this one :-// OP I could not find your resistor pack, late 70's they did offer 1% metal film then they vanished from the catalogues. They are likely made in Japan as nobody in Asia was doing better than 5-10% carbon film back then. I'd still use the parts breadboarding, metal film/epoxy does good and the leads are not tarnished. Archer-Pak is different, just reselling Poly-Paks surplus rejects. Radio Shack was all over the place, so many items and either surplus rejects or good quality. Prices were always too high as I recall. |
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