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They look nice, but I do not like the banana plugs, they are not shielded as most of today safety standard leads. The ONLY thing that I do not like about the master probes is they look too fat...maybe it is just the pictures😕
 
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If you want something skinny and retractable Pomona/Fluke has one, Mueller also makes a nice slim and pointy model but the banana plug in not right angled.

I have personally seen a Probe Master model and it was fatter than my regular Fluke.


lanchile said:
They look nice, but I do not like the banana plugs, they are not shielded as most of today safety standard leads. The ONLY thing that I do not like about the master probes is they look too fat...maybe it is just the pictures😕
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hitachi_nut said:
If you want something skinny and retractable Pomona/Fluke has one, Mueller also makes a nice slim and pointy model but the banana plug in not right angled.

I have personally seen a Probe Master model and it was fatter than my regular Fluke.
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Thanks, I have the Fluke TL175 and I like it, but I am looking for something slim like the TL175 but with not too much tip metal exposed (just the tip) and I do not like to put caps on the tip or twist on. Probe master look very good, but they are too fat to use them in small places and again, I do not like to use thin or long plug tips.
 
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The long pointed tip for the Agilent U8202 matches what you are asking for. Its the most useful aspect of the probes.
 

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Here's the retractable tip from Pomona that I was talking about with only the tips exposed. This is what I have at work. I use something similar at home which I got from a local ham meet with the straight banana plug and thicker leads made by a different US maker.

Pomona P/N: 5953A

Digikey sells them for $27, not cheap but worth it. Wires are wrapped with high temperature silicone insulation. These probes are perfect for piercing PCB conformal coating as they have sharp tips.
 
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hitachi_nut said:
Here's the retractable tip from Pomona that I was talking about with only the tips exposed. This is what I have at work. I use something similar at home which I got from a local ham meet with the straight banana plug and thicker leads made by a different US maker.

Pomona P/N: 5953A

Digikey sells them for $27, not cheap but worth it. Wires are wrapped with high temperature silicone insulation. These probes are perfect for piercing PCB conformal coating as they have sharp tips.
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I like it, but it is just cat II rating and it is 3 Amp current max 🙁
 
#11
I have been using Probe Master products for almost ten years now and highly recommend them. I first purchased from them when I bought a used HP 3468, which came without probes. I later bought other used units on eBay and purchased the probes from Probe Master again. I encourage you to buy the kit and not the leads only, as the price difference is really small.

8000 Series Multimeter Test Leads mfg. by Probe Master

I even bought a kit to use with my Fluke 187, even though I bought it new and the original probes are still in good condition. The attachments included in the kit are really useful.
 
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The Probe Master#8043S kit was a throw in when I bought my Fluke 179 in 2010. The kit includes the probes you're looking at plus Alligator Clips. A high quality set. IMO better than the Fluke supplied Probes.

Yes, they are fat, The only drawback.
 
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