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Offline proluxTopic starter

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Test leads help needed
« on: August 29, 2025, 09:57:49 pm »
I had to make a set of leads with very sharp replaceable ends for probing conformal coating reworks, I can get the probe ends but not a probe banana, any ideas?
 

Online BillyO

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Re: Test leads help needed
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2025, 11:13:00 pm »
How thick is the conformal coating?

You can get nice silicone leaded probes that will pierce about 1 cm for next to nothing.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005638176877.html

These are VERY nice probes.  The grip on them is also silicone.  I have 9 sets of these.  I have a set on every meter I use regularly.  They measure out at about 50 mΩ per lead.  Not too shabby.

Yes I know there are better.  My premium Keithley probes measure at 26 mΩ, but they cost more than all 9 sets of these probes.



« Last Edit: August 29, 2025, 11:15:14 pm by BillyO »
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Offline slugrustle

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Re: Test leads help needed
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2025, 11:18:04 pm »
Those might be intended to work with modular DMM leads that have a shrouded banana interface.  Differential probes also work like this sometimes.
 

Offline proluxTopic starter

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Re: Test leads help needed
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2025, 12:47:24 am »
I can get the female sharp probes, the accuracy is not important (only for sub 10 ohm resistance an .4 to .7 semi testing) Just need a probe with a banana on the end.   
 

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Re: Test leads help needed
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2025, 01:41:45 am »
Check out ProbeMaster.com for their probes. They have needle probes, banana connector attachments, etc.
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