From: Joerg on
John Larkin wrote:
> This is cool, a nanograbber for clipping onto fine-pitch parts.
>
> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/MsPacMan.JPG
>
> As you squeeze it to open the little wire clamp things, it looks just
> like the PacMan thing gobbling up dots. Flip the image over, and it
> looks like some fancy Israeli assault rifle. These cost $14 each, by
> the dozen.
>
> But to be serious for a second: We seed our boards with "test points",
> really just unmasked vias with 42 mill drills, a nice size to jam a
> scope probe tip into. What I really need is a thing that I can solder
> to the end of a wire, like a scope ground clip or a test lead, that
> will plug into such a hole and stay put and make contact. It would be
> a little metal tube with a bustle of curved, springy wires, 2 or more,
> poking out the end...
>
> springy wires jam into via
> tube
> =========== /------\
> wire ----- \
> =====================
> -----\ /
> =========== -------
>
>
> Google's no help. Does anybody know if someone makes these things?
>

Like this?

http://www.keyelco.com/products/specs/spec73.asp

A bit large and you'd have to solder your wire to the lug. Not sure how
long the springiness will last after xx insertions and removals. Maybe
they've got smaller ones.

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From: langwadt on
On 16 Jul., 19:29, John Larkin
<jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
> This is cool, a nanograbber for clipping onto fine-pitch parts.
>
> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/MsPacMan.JPG
>
> As you squeeze it to open the little wire clamp things, it looks just
> like the PacMan thing gobbling up dots. Flip the image over, and it
> looks like some fancy Israeli assault rifle. These cost $14 each, by
> the dozen.
>
> But to be serious for a second: We seed our boards with "test points",
> really just unmasked vias with 42 mill drills, a nice size to jam a
> scope probe tip into. What I really need is a thing that I can solder
> to the end of a wire, like a scope ground clip or a test lead, that
> will plug into such a hole and stay put and make contact. It would be
> a little metal tube with a bustle of curved, springy wires, 2 or more,
> poking out the end...
>
>                                       springy wires jam into via
>                        tube
>                      ===========      /------\
>      wire                       -----         \
> =====================
>                                 -----\        /
>                      ===========       -------
>
> Google's no help. Does anybody know if someone makes these things?
>
> John

get some of the pressfit dil sockets like on page 142 in this:
http://www.precidip.com/data/files/pdf/products/dil-sil-to-sockets_en.pdf

push the pins out of the plastic form to get single ones

-Lasse
From: John Larkin on
On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:23:11 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>John Larkin wrote:
>> This is cool, a nanograbber for clipping onto fine-pitch parts.
>>
>> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/MsPacMan.JPG
>>
>> As you squeeze it to open the little wire clamp things, it looks just
>> like the PacMan thing gobbling up dots. Flip the image over, and it
>> looks like some fancy Israeli assault rifle. These cost $14 each, by
>> the dozen.
>>
>> But to be serious for a second: We seed our boards with "test points",
>> really just unmasked vias with 42 mill drills, a nice size to jam a
>> scope probe tip into. What I really need is a thing that I can solder
>> to the end of a wire, like a scope ground clip or a test lead, that
>> will plug into such a hole and stay put and make contact. It would be
>> a little metal tube with a bustle of curved, springy wires, 2 or more,
>> poking out the end...
>>
>> springy wires jam into via
>> tube
>> =========== /------\
>> wire ----- \
>> =====================
>> -----\ /
>> =========== -------
>>
>>
>> Google's no help. Does anybody know if someone makes these things?
>>
>
>Like this?
>
>http://www.keyelco.com/products/specs/spec73.asp
>
>A bit large and you'd have to solder your wire to the lug. Not sure how
>long the springiness will last after xx insertions and removals. Maybe
>they've got smaller ones.

That looks pretty good; I'll try some. Soldering a wire on there is
fine. We bought something like 50 scope ground leads for the lab, so I
could sacrifice a few. Thanks.

John

From: Joerg on
John Larkin wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:23:11 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> John Larkin wrote:
>>> This is cool, a nanograbber for clipping onto fine-pitch parts.
>>>
>>> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/MsPacMan.JPG
>>>
>>> As you squeeze it to open the little wire clamp things, it looks just
>>> like the PacMan thing gobbling up dots. Flip the image over, and it
>>> looks like some fancy Israeli assault rifle. These cost $14 each, by
>>> the dozen.
>>>
>>> But to be serious for a second: We seed our boards with "test points",
>>> really just unmasked vias with 42 mill drills, a nice size to jam a
>>> scope probe tip into. What I really need is a thing that I can solder
>>> to the end of a wire, like a scope ground clip or a test lead, that
>>> will plug into such a hole and stay put and make contact. It would be
>>> a little metal tube with a bustle of curved, springy wires, 2 or more,
>>> poking out the end...
>>>
>>> springy wires jam into via
>>> tube
>>> =========== /------\
>>> wire ----- \
>>> =====================
>>> -----\ /
>>> =========== -------
>>>
>>>
>>> Google's no help. Does anybody know if someone makes these things?
>>>
>> Like this?
>>
>> http://www.keyelco.com/products/specs/spec73.asp
>>
>> A bit large and you'd have to solder your wire to the lug. Not sure how
>> long the springiness will last after xx insertions and removals. Maybe
>> they've got smaller ones.
>
> That looks pretty good; I'll try some. Soldering a wire on there is
> fine. We bought something like 50 scope ground leads for the lab, so I
> could sacrifice a few. Thanks.
>

I believe Newark carries them.

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From: Frank Buss on
Joerg wrote:

> I believe Newark carries them.

Digikey has it, too. Search for "keystone test points" and you'll get a
nice selection for diameter, color etc. Looks like it is popular, because
some types are available in container quantities :-)

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=5002K-ND

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