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--- en:tinkering:labtools:diyadapterforsmdtestleadtweezer [2015/06/28 02:59]
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alessio.cavalieri [Enclosure]
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 ====== DIY adapter for using SMD test lead tweezer as capacimeter on a economic multimeter ======
+===== Adapter =====
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 With few components I've built an adapter to be able to use a test lead tweezer on a multimeter.
-I am started from a faulty multimeter, from which I desoldered the bushings for test leads.
+I am started from a faulty multimeter, from which I have unsoldered the bushings for test leads.
+Highlighted in yellow connectors in which to insert the capacitors to be measured, marked with red positions from which they were stolen bushings
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-Highlighted in yellow connectors in which to insert the capacitors to be measured, marked with red positions from which they were stolen bushings
+Desoldered bushings
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-Desoldered bushings
+Cutted two small pieces of a copper clad for PCB, 20mm x 5mm x 1mm thickness
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-Cutted two small pieces of a copper clad for PCB, 20mm x 5mm x 1mm thickness
+Temporarily fastened the bushing on the piece of copper clad using a copper wire
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-Temporarily fastened the bushing on the piece of copper clad using a copper wire
+The two bushings soldered on the copper clad
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-The two bushings soldered on the copper clad
+With the adapter you can now measure the SMD capacitors
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-With the adapter you can now measure the SMD capacitors
+Or easily measure a capacitor with short leads (eg. unsoldered to make a diagnosis) using alligator clips
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+===== Enclosure =====
+For better handling it, i have designed a 3D printable enclosure for the adapter using [[http://www.freecadweb.org/|FreeCAD]].
+{{:en:tinkering:labtools:test_lead_tweezer_adapter_enclosure_preview_thingiverse.jpg?300|}}
+It's available on [[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:966401|Thingiverse]].
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+===== Resources =====
+  * [[https://goo.gl/photos/AV2qNmYmenJVXEoh7|Adapter: Full photo album on google+]]
+  * [[https://goo.gl/photos/aMj2SycT5DrLdbEr8|Enclosure: Full photo album on google+]]
-Or easily measure a capacitor with short leads (eg. unsoldered to make a diagnosis) using alligator clips

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