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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: artag on May 30, 2015, 03:48:10 pm

Title: plugged test leads
Post by: artag on May 30, 2015, 03:48:10 pm

A number of test leads I've bought recently have plastic plugs in the ends.

What are these for ? They don't seem to offer any useful protection either to me or the leads, and I can't imagine anyone would bother to replace them after use.

Title: Re: plugged test leads
Post by: jeroen79 on May 30, 2015, 05:16:18 pm

They can keep dust and other rubbish out of the shrouded plugs.

Title: Re: plugged test leads
Post by: retiredcaps on May 30, 2015, 05:51:28 pm

Quote from: artag on May 30, 2015, 03:48:10 pm

What are these for ?

Repairing Fluke inner jack shrouds of course!  :-DD

http://mrmodemhead.com/blog/fluke-banana-jack-repair/ (http://mrmodemhead.com/blog/fluke-banana-jack-repair/)

PS. Yes, I sent some to modemhead.

Title: Re: plugged test leads
Post by: artag on May 30, 2015, 08:02:24 pm

That's a good use for them !

Modemhead is probably right - I've got other probes that have been stored tightly wrapped, and the barrel is no longer round. It recovers eventually but might be awkward to plug in when first received in the mail.

Not sure about the dust and dirt. I don't keep my leads in dusty, dirty places :)

Title: Re: plugged test leads
Post by: con-f-use on May 30, 2015, 08:04:21 pm

Yes dirty, grime and chemicals. Also deformation during transport.