And that's not even considering the crappy rohs leads that crappy modern solder doesn't want to stick to .
On Wed, Nov 5, 2025, 4:28 PM Tom Katt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 1:48:40 PM UTC-5 Mac Doktor wrote: > > Get your hands on one of these: > > https://jyetech.com/m162-10-lcr-meter/ > > The case is tricky to put together. They also have a modular version of > the same thing. The contacts are on a separate (much cheaper) board and > could easily be connected to your $20 Harbor Freight DMM. > > > I got a pair of smart tweezers that work great for quick measurements of > small parts like a pile of random resistors (Shannon ST42 > <https://shannontweezers.top/docs/introduction/> that I lucked into from > following an Eevblog forum)... They ended up being a lot more useful than I > expected I bought them for around $80 when they first came out, now > they're over $200 (thanks tariffs!). I highly recommend smart tweezer > style meters if you can find one at a reasonable price - one handed > measurements and they automatically determine the components. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/79a6b909-95b2-498b-be59-c8134611d08en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/79a6b909-95b2-498b-be59-c8134611d08en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-i8XgLy9%3D13Mii_fWs%3DW%2B-fCTdFRAR88Dr-ZfsPxkk_Bw%40mail.gmail.com.
