Having gotten the SMD bug, and also experiencing some trouble shooting with same, I need to be able to verify the values of Rs and Cs more easily. SMD test tweezers or banana plug tweezers for a multimeter seem to be in order. The thing that's confusing is seeing such a wide range of prices for similar items. Has anybody found some good options? I'd rather not have to spend @ $60 for tweezers!
Hi Droogie... suprised nobody chimed in yet. I suppose, it is like ice cream; everybody has their own favorites. A $60 pair is probably a really nice pair but I have great luck with my $3.66 set (of two!)
I have a pair of these from Amazon and they work great for me. $3.66 with free shipping (over $25 or Prime Membership). I prefer the bent nose ones mostly, but they do the job just fine for the limited SMD work I do. Very sharp, and the allignment is awesome. Haven't felt the need to upgrade (yet!) I use them for SMD as well as sometimes tucking wires in and out of tight places.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ayZ-gPNdL._SL1500_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BG8WW2Y/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item
Thanks for that. I'm thinking a pair that will measure caps and resistors. Or how do you measure SMD parts. I tried with my multimeter, but it was comical trying to do so.
Quote from: Droogie on April 10, 2014, 07:22:06 PM
Thanks for that. I'm thinking a pair that will measure caps and resistors. Or how do you measure SMD parts. I tried with my multimeter, but it was comical trying to do so.
No prob :)
You can buy "multimeter tweezers probes" or go all out and get something like the mastech multimeter tweezers. Or...make them yourself ;)
Quote from: rullywowr on April 10, 2014, 06:21:37 PM
Hi Droogie... suprised nobody chimed in yet. I suppose, it is like ice cream; everybody has their own favorites. A $60 pair is probably a really nice pair but I have great luck with my $3.66 set (of two!)
I have a pair of these from Amazon and they work great for me. $3.66 with free shipping (over $25 or Prime Membership). I prefer the bent nose ones mostly, but they do the job just fine for the limited SMD work I do. Very sharp, and the allignment is awesome. Haven't felt the need to upgrade (yet!) I use them for SMD as well as sometimes tucking wires in and out of tight places.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ayZ-gPNdL._SL1500_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BG8WW2Y/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item
Bought, they're even cheaper now.
Quote from: jimilee on April 10, 2014, 08:05:16 PM
Bought, they're even cheaper now.
Dang! I think I paid like $5.49 for mine lol. Just be careful not to stab yourself...they are sharp!
Quote from: rullywowr on April 10, 2014, 08:08:47 PM
Quote from: jimilee on April 10, 2014, 08:05:16 PM
Bought, they're even cheaper now.
Dang! I think I paid like $5.49 for mine lol. Just be careful not to stab yourself...they are sharp!
I'm always careful, just ask my soldering iron. Damn near set a chair on fire over the weekend....being careful.... ;D
Cool, picked up a set too... and a illuminated head gear magnifying rig.
Mine are pretty old, got them at work, but nothing special and not as nice as those shown. I just use the std mm probes to do measuring.
For standard tweezers, there are many inexpensive options. If lowest cost isn't a concern, these are my favorites that aren't super expensive:
http://www.amazon.com/Wiha-44527-Professional-Precision-Tweezers/dp/B002T1H5O2/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1397184200&sr=8-10&keywords=wiha+tweezers
As far as the SMT meter tweezers, I am still looking for an inexpensive pair myself...
i forget where i got mine, but mine have a magnifiying glass built in