Along the same concept, I have found those jumper wires made for Breadboards fits nicely.I find that the probes that come with multimeters are a touch big to fit and stay in the sockets of Canon D type connector and other connectors.
But, if you straighten out a stainless steel paper clip and hold the resulting wire in a crock clip you have a probe that fits perfectly.
spec
Talking of weed killer...
At my last employers place, there was plenty of greenery and every so often contract gardeners would come along to tidy the place up.
One day I looked out of the window to see a guy with the weed killer sprayer, tanks on his back, all the PPE, hard hat, visor, face mask, gloves, safety shoes, he really looked the part.
Except, this was the one day per year when the sun shines in Aberdeen, and he wanted to make the most of it.
So, like a Scottish version of Vladimir Putin on a macho trip he was topless, no coat, no shirt, no hi-vis vest, nothing between the skin of his back and the drips of weed killer on the tank and harness.
So to bring this post back to the theme of the thread - Tech Tip - wear ALL the appropriate PPE.
JimB
Yes.So my advice is, if you are doing anything involving a hazard, wear safety glasses
Once we found that Alan was OK, apart from singed eyebrows, we all burst out laughing, because he had got into a panic and was trying to put the fire out by tamping it with the cloth soaked in alcohol.
Humor Side: If you used correction fluid by the gallon then is it a correct assumption that you make a lot of mistakes?This is not really a tech tip but it is related. I don't know how many you use correction fluid: Tippex, Snopake, Bicc. I use it by the gallon, as did many colleagues at work.
The problem is that after you have used about a quarter of a bottle the correction fluid thickens and finally dries out. This was not a problem in the old days before health and safety became a religion rather than a science, but about 15 years ago the little bottles of thinning solvent were banned.
The lads at work tried many substitutes and the closest they got was isopropyl alcohol, but this formed more of a suspension rather than thinning the correction fluid. The problem of finding a suitable available solvent for correction fluid was also discussed extensively on the net at the time of the ban.
Then, one day, I dropped some correction fluid on my PC keyboard and the only thing handy at the time was some lighter fluid, which I put on a rag and it immediately removed the dried correction fluid, no problem. Then I realized: lighter fuel is the answer.
Since this discovery, drawing circuits and hand writing is back to the old carefree days because I can keep my correction fluid at the optimum consistency and white out big areas at will.
Only a small thing but it has made a big difference to me.
spec
Hi MikeWho has a tip for holding those tiny 0603 chip components in place while you attempt to solder it down? I had nothing sticky on hand so I tried some pancake syrup. It actually worked and the smell from the board made me want breakfast
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