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author: DanielR
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2013, 02:42:26 am
content: HiAnyone know a good source where I can get all the cables i need for a hobbies lab?Looking for banana to grabbers, BNC coaxial, alligators. Basically all the cables I will need.Wondering if there a a reasonable priced kit I can get that will have everything I may need.Thanks for any advice.RegardsDaniel

author: uoficowboy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2013, 05:28:18 am
content: Quote from: DanielR on July 14, 2013, 02:42:26 amI too have had trouble finding good test leads for good prices. Hell, I've had trouble just finding good test leads.At work we have a lot of Pomona gear. Everybody seems to love the banana to minigrabber cables (ie Pomona 3782 series). They're something like $6 each on Digi-Key. On a recent trip to China I found significantly lower quality banana to minigrabber cables that were about $0.50 each. Much higher value.Deal Extreme (dx.com) has a lot of China quality test cables. Examples:10x banana to alligator for $5.70:http://dx.com/p/banana-plug-to-alligator-clip-probe-cable-test-lead-red-black-100cm-10-pcs-1499911 BNC to alligator for $3.00:http://dx.com/p/bnc-crocodile-clamps-test-connection-cable-red-black-100cm-171910etc.But I'd love to see a better source.

author: notsob
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2013, 09:30:45 am
content: Neither of you have your country in your profile, so that make's it a bit difficult for people to give you locale specific info

author: DanielR
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2013, 11:17:14 am
content: Quote from: notsob on July 14, 2013, 09:30:45 amDo now

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2013, 04:59:11 pm
content: Quote from: notsob on July 14, 2013, 09:30:45 amQuoteI can take a guess...

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2013, 01:52:52 am
content: If you want silicone insulated test leads I have a bunch of them in my eBay store. I'm also planning on sourcing some decent quality BNC coaxial cables if there's enough interest.

author: uoficowboy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2013, 05:32:57 am
content: Quote from: iloveelectronics on July 15, 2013, 01:52:52 amI wish you had some minigrabbers ("sprung hooks") with stackable banana plugs.Out of curiosity - are you picking these up at Seg? That's where I got some decent banana to minigrabber cables, but I couldn't find anything of a quality that I was stoked about.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2013, 05:41:59 am
content: Quote from: uoficowboy on July 15, 2013, 05:32:57 amNo, I source these from a supplier in China. They make quality leads and connectors. If you're really interested I could possibly get them to custom made some to your specifications. The stackable banana plugs may be a different type though as the ones I have for sale in my store is sourced from a different supplier.

author: coalago
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2013, 10:55:50 am
content: I could help you source these in china.I have cooperated factories manufacture this kind cables.