This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Jumper, Specialty category on DigiKey.com
Test Leads and Jumpers are cables with some type of clip and/or connector on each end that are used for taking measurements and testing circuits. The connector types are alligator, banana, bantam plug, BNC, grabber, pin tip, hook, pincer, socket, spade terminal, tip plug, test probe, phone plug, wire leads, and 66 blocks.
SelectionCharacteristics
Configuration: The description of the type of connections each end of the item has.
1st Connector: Describes the type of the first connection
2nd Connector: Describes the type of the second connection
Cable Length: The measurement of the distance across the longest section of the cable.
Contents: Indicates the number of and type of items that are included.
Material - Insulation: Describes what the insulation of the item is made of/from.
Wire Gauge: The size of the conductor being used in the item, expressed in terms of American Wire Gauge.
Voltage - Rated: Typically this represents the maximum voltage rating to which a device will meet its given specifications. Exceeding this voltage rating may damage the device and other system components.
Current Rating (Amps): Typically this represents the maximum current to which a device will meet its given specifications. Exceeding this current may damage the device and/or other system components.
Temperature Range: The nominal or maximum temperature the cable is rated to handle.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 2407 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 1927-1085-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Kitronik Ltd. |
| DESCRIPTION | 19.7" (500.00mm) Alligator Clip, Insulated To Alligator Clip, Insulated Test Lead 10 Leads, Multiple Colors |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | CT3809-60-0 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | BKCT3809-60-0-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Cal Test Electronics |
| DESCRIPTION | 24.0" (609.60mm) Alligator Clip, Insulated To Alligator Clip, Insulated Test Lead 300V 1 Lead, Black |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | PRT-12978 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 1568-1582-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | SparkFun Electronics |
| DESCRIPTION | 19.7" (500.00mm) Alligator Clip, Insulated To Alligator Clip, Insulated Test Lead 10 Leads, Multiple Colors |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 1008 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 1528-1789-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Adafruit Industries LLC |
| DESCRIPTION | 15.0" (381.00mm) Alligator Clip, Insulated To Alligator Clip, Insulated Test Lead 12 Leads, Multiple Colors |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |