Logic probe opinions wanted: replace my RS/Micronta?
Hey all,
I currently have a Radio Shack/Micronta probe. It has done okay but has alligator clip leads which I really don't like as some boards I've looked at don't have a convenient test point and the alligator clips are a bit too big to hook onto any ttl chips. I'm thinking of upgrading to a bit better probe, like the HP545a. There are several on the bay right now and some for $50 nos. Seems like a good price to me being new and coming with the accessories. Just looking to get some opinions from those who use probes all the time. Is the HP545A just so much better a product that it's worth upgrading? It's an 80mhz probe and I'm betting it's faster than the cheapo model I have now. If it's not worth it, maybe there are some adapters out there to allow me to hook up the mini hook grabbers for attaching the probe to ttl chips easier. Thanks!
edit: If you're not familiar with the rat shack model I have, here's one listed right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Micronta-Digita...777?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa9d97951
Hey all,
I currently have a Radio Shack/Micronta probe. It has done okay but has alligator clip leads which I really don't like as some boards I've looked at don't have a convenient test point and the alligator clips are a bit too big to hook onto any ttl chips. I'm thinking of upgrading to a bit better probe, like the HP545a. There are several on the bay right now and some for $50 nos. Seems like a good price to me being new and coming with the accessories. Just looking to get some opinions from those who use probes all the time. Is the HP545A just so much better a product that it's worth upgrading? It's an 80mhz probe and I'm betting it's faster than the cheapo model I have now. If it's not worth it, maybe there are some adapters out there to allow me to hook up the mini hook grabbers for attaching the probe to ttl chips easier. Thanks!
edit: If you're not familiar with the rat shack model I have, here's one listed right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Micronta-Digita...777?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa9d97951


