How did I not know I needed this?
For 4-way Identifying Continuity Tester
This is a brilliant, simple design to fill a niche testing that I had no idea I needed until I read about it. Leonerd is a great maker (I love his current probe for oscilloscope) and this is just a nifty testing tool.
It hit me in the middle of the night how much use I would get from this, and my 1st use I was not let down. It is a great testing tool. Overkill if you only test one bit for continuity at once, but if you can think along multiple paths, you can test multiple paths.
The indicator is efficient, and ability to use a normal probe and/or hooks is really nifty.
very cool. You need this, you just don't realize it yet.
(btw: Shipping to USA was fast & well packaged)
Update: I accidentally put the box on my hot plate and left the room... came back to a smell and melted box. Luckily I had a box about the same size. The reason I set it down is that I was moving wires around on my workspace. Since I was going to stick in a new box, I thought I might as well have an option to use it without a battery -- I had a lipo charger module, a tiny 5v boost regulator, and a small lipo battery -- Unfortunately for me, the box was smaller making it a challenge to fit everything; The original box had more than ample room (in case anyone else has the same idea).
It seems like I use this every day. Just a great, brilliant, simple little tool, and well built.
Response from LeoNerd's Store | Aug. 7, 2017
Hi, thanks for the great review.
In terms of "thinking along multiple paths", I usually like to use this for testing PCBs fresh from the fab. I connect the red and green clips to VCC and GND, because often those are filled planes on one layer of the board. The flying probe can then check connectivity to all the footprint pads along with the yellow probe, while at the same time checking for bridges between traces that ought to be isolated, and one of those planes. Occasionally I've picked up board errors due to that.
