Test Probe Tips

This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Test Probe Tips category on DigiKey.com

Test Probe Tips are used to connect test equipment to the circuit/chip/design being tested. Often the device consists of a cylindrical rod with a head that is concave, convex, a crown, a clamp, a point or blade, or a hooked end. The other end is usually a wire lead. The characteristics are tip type, connection type, tip length, overall length, voltage rating, and cable rating (CAT I, CAT II, CAT III, CAT IV, IEC).


SelectionCharacteristics

Tip Type: A general description of the item and function.

Connection Type: Indicates the style/format of the connectors used to connect this product.

Length - Tip: The measurement of the distance across the tip section of the device.

Length - Overall: The measurement of the distance across the longest section of the device.

Color: The color of the item/device’s main non-conducting body.

Voltage Rating: 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.

Ratings: Minimum performance standards of the device, which are typically set by a third party.

Quantity: Indicates the total number of items included.

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.

Material - Body: Indicates the material from which a probe body’s primary structural elements are made.

Material - Tip: Indicates the material from which a probe tip’s primary structural elements are made.

Operating Temperature: Recommended operating temperature, typically given in a range or as a maximum. Exceeding these temperatures may affect performance or damage the device and other system components.

ProductExamples

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MFR PART # S25-512
DIGI-KEY PART # 952-2294-ND
MANUFACTURER Harwin Inc.
DESCRIPTION Solder Crimp
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MFR PART # TP88
DIGI-KEY PART # 614-1272-ND
MANUFACTURER Fluke Electronics
DESCRIPTION Long Probe Tip Black and Red
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MFR PART # 30BLK
DIGI-KEY PART # 30BLK-ND
MANUFACTURER E-Z-Hook
DESCRIPTION Standard Tip, 0.080" (2.03mm) Dia Black
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