Homebrew PCBs

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:21:47 +0200, Tony Smith <ajsmith@...>  
wrote:

> Sigh.
> And my original comment was alligator clips tend to fall off striaght  
> pins.
> Look folks, round and round it goes, where it stops only ST knows.
> Tony


Any my response to that was that alligator clips are the wrong tool to go  
about the job, and that suitable sockets should be used, which reply you  
attacked by saying they'll fall off as well.
You know this is email, it is easy to go back and look what someone said,  
so don't try to turn around the facts:

Tony:

> > > I think he meant you can use it as a test pin, ie clip an alligator>  
> > clip to it to take measurements.
> > > Might not be overly successful, real test pins are flared> > at the  
> end> > to stop the clip falling off...
> > > Tony

ST:

> > Who says you can not simply make test leads with header sockets?
> > Much better than a clip lead.
> > You can also buy round solder pins that are excellent for> this  
> purpose, with matching female connectors.

Tony:

> Sheesh.  You can make your test pins out of barbed wire for all I care.
> Just don't complain when the leads fall off after you bump it.
> Tony


My point was, and is, that square header pins are excellent test pins,  
especially if you use the proper (free to build, cheap to buy) test lead  
to probe them (with a 0.64mm socket on the end). Examples of very  
reputable manufacturers show they they too believe square pins are  
suitable test pins. You subsequently claimed use of square pins means poor  
homebrew quality (remember: ghetto tech).

If you would just believe that square header pins are accepted industry  
standard for test pins, and not a botch job, and that alligator clips are  
simply not the most suitable tools to use on them, then i wouldn't have to  
repeat myself all the time.


ST