Logic Analyser Advice

[Ian S. King]

On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 1:27 AM, Rob Jarratt <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
wrote:

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> I will buy a set and see how it goes. I also believe there are some probes
> that are designed to clip over a whole IC, any recommendations for those? I
> did try using one once but it was designed to be used in conjunction with
> grabber clips and it was so fiddly that I gave up, so I am wondering if
> there is something better.
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> Thanks
>
> Rob


DIP clips?  They can be found, but since DIPs are mostly considered
obsolete they are pretty pricey these days.  Watch on ePay - I picked up a
raft of them from some company closing its service department (cheaper just
to throw things away).  The grey plugs that fit into the end of the pods
have a connector  that fits over an individual pin - they work great on
wire-wrap pins! - and those can be attached to the DIP clip before you
clamp the clip on the IC.  There have been a couple of times I've had every
single pod in play, each connected to one or even two DIP clips.  -- Ian

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> > Be very careful if you take a pod apart, there is a delicate ceramic
> hybrid
> > circuit inside.
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> > -tony=
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-- 
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
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Narrative Through a Design Lens

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