[time-nuts] SMT Probing Stuff

gary lists at lazygranch.com
Sun Sep 30 01:39:13 UTC 2012


I've only used 3M clips, so I can't say who makes the best clip.

> http://www.hmcelectronics.com/product/3M/923650-08

There is a gold plated version too.  923655-08

Pomona might be OK.

All mine came from failed electronics companies hitting the local 
surplus shop, but $10 for a clip doesn't sound outrageous.


On 9/29/2012 6:16 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> I recently bought some clean IBM Thinkpads cheap with unknown Boot
> PassWords. There is a hack to access the existing PWs and rewrite them,
> but it requires connecting to an 8 pin SMT IC.
>
> I know several vendors make "Dip Clip" type devices for connection to such
> chips, but I'd like reccomendations on whose are really any good.
>
> Also, if anyone has one they'd like to part with, please drop me a note
> off line.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -John
>
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