Elenco TL-3 BNC to Minigrabber Test Lead Set, Black

Great test leads! I use mine mainly with my signal generator, which has a BNC out, and the minigrabbers allow me to put my test signals nearly wherever I please. The minigrabbers hold tightly yet the tips can be prone to bending (as with any minigrabbers, not just the ones on this cable) and the BNC connector was very tight at first. However, after 15-20 uses or so, it has loosened up a bit, but still provides a solid connection. NOTE: I've seen some reviews where people have been using these as an oscilloscope probe.....with some scopes, and under certain circumstances, this would work proficiently, however, the cable isn't shielded like a real scope probe (or at least not shielded as well as a scope probe) and doesn't contain the input resistance, capacitance or the voltage divider a genuine scope probe does. Most scopes are designed with all of those factors in mind, and are necessary to get a good measurement. Just a word of advice!

Works as advertised! These are very handy and easy to use and adjust. A small dpress on the top and a small electrode hook pops out to attach to a circuit or a wire. Great if you are tired of holding one end on all the time! These are adequate, very handy for searching for problems on a board and a very good buy for what they are. They are delivered from China so there is a few weeks wait for the delivery as I recall.

Good add on for kit

This item was purchased to connect to my BK Frequency counter that I purchased to align my personal cb radio(s). This item works as it should and I am now able to confirm, check, adjust my cb radio to within original factory specifications. I wish I would have purchased another one just like it except a little longer in length, but it still works like it should. Yes, I would purchase another one except the next one I would like to have is a longer cable length.

I have one piece fo test equipment that has the BNC connector (other than the oscilloscope which has the standard leads). I keep finding that I need to hook it to small wires on breadboards - and this set of leads fits the bill exactly. The BNC side is very sturdy. The small clips are not the very high quality clips that you see on the ends of HP gear or similar high-end test equipment - you may need to take some needle nose pliers and adjust them for better fit. The metal in the clips is 'soft' and I can see that they will eventually succumb to fatigue under heavy use. That being said the clips *do* work, they hold on to the wires where you put them, and with care they should last a few years of moderate use.

They work fine .. good price ... : tkjtkj, mech.eng., m.d. My criteria: 5-star: does the job well, with extra advantages 4-star: does the job well 3-star: helpful but doesn't accommodate all needs that one would expect 2-star: sketchy performance at best 1-star: they showed up for evaluation

Good item, thank you.

EDIT 10/31/2024: I stumbled across my own review while looking for something else and I have to say time was not kind to these and I'd no longer recommend them. The problem is the metal used to make the grabbers is quite soft and malleable and they will straighten out over time making them increasingly frustrating to use. I replaced all my Elenco mini-grabber probes with Pomona years ago and those are all working like the day they were delivered. Also the Pomonas, or at least the ones I ordered, have different lengths of wire for the red and black leads which has proven useful at times to keep the probes from touching or even just as a way to help keep things a little neater when you've got a ton of probes in a tiny space. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I've used these a good bit already and they work as well as my other (more expensive) sets. No complaints here.