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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.

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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.

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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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