SDK08 Test Clip Ultra Small Clip Chip Foot Clip Micro IC Clamp SOIC/TSSOP/TSOP/SSOP/MSOP/PLCC/QFP/TQFP/LQFP/SMD IC Test Chip Mini Chips Adapters

I purchased a different set of clips before these and they were too big. These clips are super small and worked perfectly for programming eeprOM still on the board

Pro's - These are tiny. Smaller than any other probes I've found. They can grab things others can.tCon's - Tiny means fragile. I deformed one on the first try and had to bend it back to restore "pinching" ability. They won't take any stress, but... that's not what they're for.

The spring that retracts the hooks is way too strong. It often rips the hooks off the pin!I see the description now mentions using tweezers to bend the hooks to 90 degrees. That sounds like a good job for the manufacturer, not the customer. It will also make it harder to get between pins. The better solution is for them to use a smaller spring.

These clips get the job done and allow me to attach to non-adjacent pins on small SMT components. They do not have a strong grip, so be careful, and are a little bit flakey trying to stay put. I had to fight to get 4 testpoints on one of the chips, like whack a mole to get them all stuck into position, clip #4 on #2 lets go and so on. I had to find alternate signal locations because I wanted to view to adjacent pins, can not be done with these clips as far as my skills can do. I did all so under magnification, making sure both sides of the clip bent wires wrap the pin, and they look close to shorting out to adjacent pins when doing so, but must have been blessed to in fact be just right to no do so. Kudos on that.

Just what I was looking for to clip on ic chip leads. Great buy. Quick delivery.

These came with a plastic case, and they do what they're supposed to do, tye have a small gripper that I've been able to use to attach to IC pins. They seem to be decent quality.

The media could not be loaded. i used these to reprogram the Micronics chip on four prefabricated microchips. It workedsuccessfully on 3 out of 4.The most important thing for me is this truly saved me a lot of time and errors with trying to micro solder in these connections. I am happy even with the error, which may have nothing to do with the connectors. Overall a time save. With this product I went through one by one everything ready in about an hour.This takes some tension and the connectors will snap off occasionally. Nothing crazy it just takes steady hands and patience. Its worth it.Recommended and essential for any electronic hobbiest. Helps avoid toxic solder messy flux, and burnt equipment. I wish I had these years ago.

These are excellent. They grab on fine with no modifications necessary. I don't understand reviewers who complain they don't hold on to DIP packages well and give a low rating. That is not the job they are meant to do. They work fine for SMD components. If you need to grab on to DIP packages or thicker wires, buy different grabbers.I just wish they came in 8 colors according to standard color code plus extra black ones for GND connection. That would be very useful with a logic analyzer, which is how I use them.