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Electronics => Projects, Designs, and Technical Stuff => Topic started by: intabits on March 21, 2018, 04:32:27 am

Title: Simple upgrade to a TC1 Multi-Function Tester
Post by: intabits on March 21, 2018, 04:32:27 am
A simple, but quite useful upgrade to my TC1 Multi-Function Tester.
I added a 3mm stereo jack, connected to the test socket pins 1,2, and 3.

(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/simple-upgrade-to-a-tc1-multi-functuion-tester/?action=dlattach;attach=405562;image)

(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/simple-upgrade-to-a-tc1-multi-functuion-tester/?action=dlattach;attach=405564;image)

(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/simple-upgrade-to-a-tc1-multi-functuion-tester/?action=dlattach;attach=405566;image)

Then made a few test leads with 3mm plugs and various probe clips to use with it.
It adds a few pF capacitance, but that can be allowed for.

(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/simple-upgrade-to-a-tc1-multi-functuion-tester/?action=dlattach;attach=405568;image)

(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/simple-upgrade-to-a-tc1-multi-functuion-tester/?action=dlattach;attach=405570;image)

(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/simple-upgrade-to-a-tc1-multi-functuion-tester/?action=dlattach;attach=405572;image)

(Just don't use a metal plug like I dumbarsedly did.)

A video about it:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nloopuHbWAs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nloopuHbWAs)