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Wrong DMM probes?
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rsjsouza:
Likely similar, but excellent probes I got from the seller below.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtzju22

The probes did not smell bad, work very well and the gold plating is holding very well after about a year of heavy use. The only caution needed is the tip is very sharp and I cut myself a pair of times. Also, the metal is soft and don't drop them on the floor - they will either bend or lose the sharpness.
Fungus:
I bought three sets of these probes a couple of years ago and they seemed OK to me. Real silicon cables, gold plated, etc.

(I bought one set then when I saw they were good I ordered two more)


--- Quote from: MikeK on June 12, 2022, 01:58:31 pm ---These ones smelled pretty bad too.

--- End quote ---

Maybe we're at the stage where cheap PVC clones are being made.
MikeK:
No, these ones are not PVC...they're very flexible.  Many some kind of toxic Chinese silicone.
Microcheap:
I have these same test leads and a UT-61e as well. The probes are not bad at all.

I think the problem can be the terminals in the DMM. This multimeter has a very crap input jack, they are split and tend to open wide and the terminal in the probe will stay loose. I had this problem and I tried many different probes.

I had to use small pliers to close the jacks in my multimeter and then I added some solder to keep it tight. Not great but it solved for me.
MikeK:
Problem is not the DMM terminals, since they hold the factory probes perfect fine.  The red AliX probe literally falls out of the DMM jack.  And AliX is being annoying on wanting an even better video than I sent them...nobody involved must have ever used a DMM before.  The probe should stay IN!
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