Multimeter test probes. What am I missing?

Mar 28, 2016 3 Replies

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When I last used these 15-20 years ago, they came with a thin red or black wire attached with a banana plug on the other end.



A banana plug will fit into the hole at the side, and make contact, but it looks rather inelegant and ungainly that way.



Can't help think there is something obvious that I'm missing.


En el artículo , Graham. escribió:

They usually come with L-shaped shrouded banana plugs these days.

Those aren't probes. More of a clip.

IIRC, you fit those to your own wire.

Don't think that's how they are meant to be connected.

They're pretty crap clips anyway.

Those are not really your typical set of test meter leads. Those are small clips designed for latching onto component leads and IC legs etc.

The often have a small pin that you can push the type of lead commonly found on the end of a logic analyser and some scopes. Some are designed to be fixed to a wire.

This kind of thing is probably closer to what you used in the past:

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