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